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New Coal Watch campaign launched in NSW

Lock the Gate Alliance has launched a聽new group to campaign against the聽pipeline of coal projects in NSW. Jim McIlroy reports.

Former judges open letter on Voice

Former judges issue open letter supporting Voice to Parliament

A聽group of former judges, who make up聽The Australia Institute鈥檚 National Integrity Committee,聽issued an open letter to the Australian public calling for support for the Voice to Parliament, reports Kerry Smith.

Stage 3 tax cuts: New figures on Labor's hand-out to billionaires

Alex Bainbridge writes new analysis by the Parliamentary Budget Office聽has found that the cost of the 鈥淪tage 3鈥 tax cuts will be $313 billion over 10 years 鈥斅燼 huge increase on the $254 billion previously estimated.

Report: Real minimum wages have fallen to 2017 levels

Blaming wages for inflation is聽cover for the capitalists鈥 attempts to make working people shoulder the cost of their system鈥檚 chronic periodic economic crises, argues聽笔别迟别谤听叠辞测濒别.

Per adult real economic growth: share of growth (%) going to the top 10% and bottom 90% for selected

Inequality on steroids: Top 10% take overwhelming majority of income growth

A聽new Australia聽Institute report reveals that a staggering 93% of income growth over the past decade in Australia went to the top 10% of income earners, reports聽Isaac Nellist.

Report finds wages gap for women won't close for 30 years without reforms

The gender pay gap across Australia last year was 13.3% across full-time weekly earnings. As Joshua Adams reports, at the current rate, the pay gap won't change for another 30 years.

Whingeing billionaires don鈥檛 need placating

Superannuation tax concessions now cost as much as the age pension and more than the National Disability Insurance Scheme, writes聽Peter Boyle.

Labor鈥檚 climate 鈥榮afeguard鈥 mechanism must be rejected

Labor's safeguard mechanism should be scrapped and replaced with聽a policy designed to reduce emissions, argues Alex Bainbridge.

Happier and healthier: Why we need a four-day work week

As wages stagnate and the cost-of-living crisis worsens, it鈥檚 time to re-evaluate the role of work in our lives聽and the economic system,聽argues Isaac Nellist.

Early childcare workers take action to address staff shortages, low pay

Early childcare workers聽are going聽on strike for聽better pay and聽urgent action on staff shortages, reports Jacob Andrewartha.

Major parties spend big on social media ads

Backed by big business, mining companies and billionaires, Labor and the Coalition spent millions of dollars on political advertising to win votes, according to a new report by The Australia Institute.聽Isaac Nellist聽reports.

Exposed: The $42 billion super tax rort

Superannuation tax concessions mostly help those on higher incomes and have an impact on the way the climate emergency is tackled. Andrew Chuter explains how.