Jack Thrower
Jack Thrower is a Senior Economist at the Australia Institute. He has experience working across the federal public service. Jack’s interests include inequality, taxation, social policy, the welfare state, and industrial relations.
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Factcheck: Yes, Ed Husic is right. Australia exports gas so cheaply that Japanese companies profit from on-selling our gas
The claim is true. Japanese companies are on-selling a lot of Australian LNG and making a lot of profit while doing it.
Do more than half of voters really rely on the Government for 'most of their income'? (spoiler: no)
The claim that half of voters rely on the Government for 'most of their income' that has been repeated across the media and by politicians, simply isn't true.
Australia’s ‘season of generosity and kindness’ doesn’t extend to kids in poverty
How can Australia solve the issue of child poverty?
Australia’s sales of big cars are out of control
Australia has a big “big car” problem; we have too many SUVs and utes, and we keep getting lots more of them.
