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David Pocock is right: more tax is raised from beer than from petroleum resource rent tax (PRRT)
Senator David Pocock has produced viral social media content claiming that Australia’s beer tax raises more revenue than the gas industry pays in Petroleum Resource Rent Tax (PRRT). Can more public money really come from beer tax than gas tax?
Save Tuvalu, Save the World
Laurie Carmichael Lecture: Doug Cameron on Australian Sovereignty and the Path to Peace
Video Report: The fight to save Murujuga
Press Conference: "Big gas is taking the piss"
Video Report: Why is NSW Still Logging the Great Koala National Park?
The core case for gas plummets into a screaming death spiral - Part 2
In Q4 2024, the average wholesale earnings [RC5] of batteries discharging was higher than gas. In Q4 2025, that has flipped.
Why Australia needs more politicians (yes, you read that correctly)
Although politicians are not popular, there are good reasons to want more of them. The Australian population has grown by 11 million since the last increase in the number of politicians, leaving local members stretched thin.
Shorter America This Week: SAVE Democracy?; When there is no rule of law, no one is safe; President of "Peace"?; Big Love
It isn’t always easy to keep up with what’s happening in the US. “Shorter America” is a series where Dr Emma Shortis loops you in on what’s going on in America and shares news and analysis that you can trust.
What the Washington Post cuts mean for democracy, and Australia
As American democracy teeters on the brink, there’s been a significant setback for journalism with the Washington Post slashing a third of its staff, including 14 climate change journalists.
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