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.
Gas export tax won’t harm trade or diplomacy despite industry scare campaign claims
Will a gas export tax harm our diplomatic relationships? No. Foreign companies being sad about having to pay some tax in Australia is quite different to foreign countries losing trust in Australia as a reliable trade partner.
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?
