Australia Matters

By The Australia Institute

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Episode Date
EVs driving “discretionary” spending, so will the RBA slam the brakes?
Sep 03, 2026
Break up the 'big four': fixing Australia's scandal-plagued consulting sector
Sep 02, 2026
An unhealthy alliance: 75 years of ANZUS
Aug 31, 2026
What's the point of the Productivity Commission?
Aug 31, 2026
Will the data centre “boom” make us better off?
Aug 27, 2026
The housing crisis is far from over
Aug 26, 2026
Will the midterms be NOT NORMAL? with Chas Licciardello
Aug 24, 2026
What’s the point of the crossbench?
Aug 24, 2026
Wage earners falling behind as major corporations rake it in
Aug 20, 2026
How the gas industry tricked Australia with Richard Denniss
Aug 19, 2026
USS Lincoln exposes fundamental flaw at the heart of Australian defence policy
Aug 17, 2026
What’s the point of gambling reform?
Aug 17, 2026
Should superannuation be used to control inflation?
Aug 13, 2026
“Appalling”: Wilkie slams government’s response to gambling inquiry
Aug 12, 2026
International law is under attack. Australia can stand up for justice.
Aug 10, 2026
What’s the point of EVs?
Aug 10, 2026
Confused about interest rates and inflation? You’re not alone
Aug 06, 2026
Is Australian climate policy finally heading in the right direction?
Aug 05, 2026
"Quiet, piggy": how the Trump administration projects misogyny abroad
Aug 03, 2026
What's the point of the Reserve Bank of Australia?
Aug 03, 2026
We're quadrillionaires. Also, things seem terrible.
Jul 30, 2026
Is the fossil fuel industry facing an “imminent extinction event”?
Jul 29, 2026
Matt Bevan on the midterms and where Trump’s money comes from
Jul 27, 2026
What’s the point of talking about nuclear energy?
Jul 27, 2026
Labor contemplates a "fairer return" for Australia's resources
Jul 23, 2026
As American democracy faces huge tests, is Australia prepared for the worst?
Jul 22, 2026
Trump administration chips away at independent media, faith in democracy
Jul 20, 2026
What's the point of offsets?
Jul 20, 2026
BONUS | What's the point of a gas export tax?
Jul 17, 2026
BONUS | What's the point of a gas export tax?
Jul 17, 2026
BONUS | What's the point of One Nation?
Jul 17, 2026
Big Tech promises the world with AI. Australians shouldn’t believe them.
Jul 16, 2026
After the landslide: Australian politics since the 2025 election
Jul 15, 2026
Sycophants and yes-men
Jul 13, 2026
What's the point of a gas exports tax?
Jul 13, 2026
Australia’s gambling toll grows as government sidesteps total ad ban
Jul 09, 2026
Australian states aren’t going broke, but they are being ripped off
Jul 08, 2026
After its big birthday, what comes next for America?
Jul 06, 2026
What’s the point of housing reform?
Jul 06, 2026
BREAKING: Housing slightly more affordable
Jul 02, 2026
The Safeguard Mechanism is failing miserably
Jul 01, 2026
My Iran deal is better than yours [citation needed]
Jun 29, 2026
What’s the Point of One Nation?
Jun 29, 2026
Inflation falls, tax changes pass & Greg loses his fancy parking spot
Jun 25, 2026
Australians overwhelmingly back abortion access, but the politics are getting more toxic
Jun 24, 2026
This World Cup shows who holds the cards in Trump’s economy
Jun 22, 2026
What is 'middle income' in Australia?
Jun 18, 2026
Gas tax: let the people decide
Jun 17, 2026
Trump says the war on Iran is over. Is it really?
Jun 15, 2026
The impact of the government’s massive NDIS cuts
Jun 11, 2026
Jane Caro on the battle for public education
Jun 10, 2026
SPECIAL | Why it's time for a public inquiry into AUKUS
Jun 08, 2026
Data centre boom widens gap between growth figures and reality
Jun 04, 2026
Antoinette Lattouf on women who win
Jun 03, 2026
As Trump blusters over Iran, prospects for real peace slip further away
Jun 01, 2026
How about we just tax gas? Examining One Nation’s gas policy
May 28, 2026
Online gambling “reshaping a whole generation” as government reforms fall well short
May 27, 2026
Australia gambles on AUKUS as Trump rides Iran merry-go-round
May 25, 2026
Fair dinkum! The Prime Minister called us out over a gas tax
May 21, 2026
Victoria’s donations shambles puts rest of country “on notice”
May 20, 2026
Trump’s China trip light on substance as his approval rating continues to tank
May 18, 2026
Budget 2026: housing changes to slowly reverse decades of damage
May 14, 2026
Budget 2026: serious housing reforms but a missed opportunity to tax gas exports
May 13, 2026
The United States we thought we knew is gone
May 11, 2026
More pain coming as RBA hikes rates again
May 08, 2026
Is the national anti-corruption body failing?
May 07, 2026
Supreme Court guts voting rights as Iran war support hits new low
May 04, 2026
Inflation soars, but it's not as bad as it seems
Apr 30, 2026
Greens leader Larissa Waters on the housing crisis, gas exports & taxing the 1%
Apr 29, 2026
Correspondents' dinner attacked, MAGA confronts midterms
Apr 27, 2026
Ending Australia's great gas giveaway
Apr 23, 2026
David Pocock on getting a fair return for Australian gas
Apr 22, 2026
Trump is fighting for a worse deal with Iran
Apr 20, 2026
Trump chaos driving bleak economic outlook
Apr 16, 2026
US allies reassess as Trump undermines global security
Apr 15, 2026
Vance joyless as US-Iran negotiations fall apart
Apr 13, 2026
Will Trump send Australia into recession?
Apr 09, 2026
Yanis Varoufakis on misogyny, resistance and why everything could be different
Apr 08, 2026
It’s time to tax gas properly
Apr 02, 2026
Prices skyrocket but major fuel shortages "very unlikely"
Apr 01, 2026
The US has left itself with no good options in Iran
Mar 30, 2026
Fuel price gouging is…legal?!
Mar 26, 2026
How a gas export tax could transform Australia
Mar 25, 2026
Trump nixes Xi summit as Iran war escalates
Mar 23, 2026
Double pain for Australians as interest rate and oil price hikes bite
Mar 19, 2026
Australia’s fossil fuel subsidies are out of control
Mar 18, 2026
“No plan” and no end in sight for Trump’s “little excursion” in Iran
Mar 16, 2026
FFS: fossil fuel subsidies cost Australia $30,000 a minute
Mar 12, 2026
AUKUS drags Australia towards US-Israel war on Iran
Mar 11, 2026
Born to rule: Trump’s economy and the State of the Union
Mar 07, 2026
Future uncertain as US says war on Iran has ‘only just begun'
Mar 05, 2026
Gary Stevenson on wealth inequality and the rise of the far-right
Mar 03, 2026
The US and Israel attack Iran, foment chaos
Mar 02, 2026
Why the wealthiest don’t need another tax cut
Feb 26, 2026
“On the brink of extinction”: Niki Savva on the modern Liberal Party
Feb 25, 2026
The Mar-a-Lago model: how Trump is trying to dominate global governance
Feb 23, 2026
Real wages are down, but apparently inflation is all your fault
Feb 19, 2026
Joseph Stiglitz on super profits, capital gains and why corporate tax is good for democracy
Feb 18, 2026
The “president of peace” is helping revive the nuclear arms race
Feb 16, 2026
Are record property prices on the way (again)?
Feb 12, 2026