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A National Plebiscite for a 25% Gas Export Tax

Join the call for a national plebiscite to introduce a 25% gas export tax, add your name to make sure the gas industry pays its fair share.

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National Gambling Toll

Money estimated to have been lost by Australian gamblers since 1 July 2023, just after the final report of the Murphy Review was handed to the Commonwealth Government.

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What’s the Point? with Richard Denniss

What’s the Point? with Richard Denniss explains the political and economic decisions shaping the lives of everyday Australians lives, answering key questions along the way.

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A Time for Bravery
What happens when Australia chooses courage?

Advocates, politicians, campaigners, medical doctors, academics and a firefighter answer to the question: what does bravery look like in Australia and how might it reshape our future for the better.

Opinion

Saving women? Spare me. This is hatred of women at its heart

The far right often cloaks itself as a movement to save women and girls, while doing the exact opposite.

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Safeguard mechanism failing to drive actual emission reductions – new research

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72 billion reasons to hold a plebiscite on a gas export tax

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Rates on hold. Maybe the RBA finally gets it …

Slow, expensive and complicated. Regional SA women forced to travel to Adelaide for abortion care – new research

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Polling – gambling advertisements

July 1, 2026

Gambling

Australia’s National Gambling Toll

July 1, 2026 by Morgan Harrington, Matt Grudnoff and Matt Saunders

Agriculture, Aquaculture & Food, Biodiversity, Environment & Jobs, Health, Animal Welfare

Red Imported Fire Ants and Australian households

June 26, 2026 by Anara Watson and Rod Campbell

Climate Change, Energy from Fossil Fuels, Fossil Fuel Mining, Tax, Spending & the Budget

Safeguarding the Fossil Fuel Industry

How Carbon Offsetting Undermines the Safeguard Mechanism

June 22, 2026 by Fergus Green and Frances Medlock

SA

Health, Inequality

Abortion Access in South Australia

June 15, 2026 by Hamdi Jama and Ebony Bennett

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Webinar

After the landslide: One year on from the historic 2025 election

Thu, Jul 9, 2026 11:00 am AEST Zoom

TAS

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Jane Caro Rich Kid Poor Kid East Coast Book Tour

Jane Caro – Rich Kid, Poor Kid: The Battle for Public Education

in conversation with Leanne Minsull

Thu, Jul 30, 2026 5:30 pm AEST

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Webinar, Australia's Biggest Book Club

A Brief History of Climate Folly with Tim Flannery

Join Tim Flannery as he discusses his new book, A Brief History of Climate Folly, with Emma Flannery

Fri, Jul 31, 2026 11:00 am AEST Zoom

ACT

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Politics in the Pub, Richard Denniss More Fool Me East Coast Book Tour

Politics in the Pub: More Fool Me

How the gas industry tricked Australia

Wed, Aug 19, 2026 6:30 pm AEST Verity Lane Market

VIC

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Richard Denniss More Fool Me East Coast Book Tour

Richard Denniss – More Fool Me: How the gas industry tricked Australia

Tue, Aug 25, 2026 6:00 pm AEST