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.
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.
The only thing standing in the way of gambling reform is the Government's cowardice
Last year, Australians lost $34.8 billion in bets. That’s more than Australian households spend on electricity and gas or alcohol.
Albanese Government set to use social media ban as cover to water down gambling reforms yet again
If Albanese is serious about ‘progressive patriotism’ he could start by prioritising the livelihoods of Australians over the profits of gambling companies.
Most Australians think university should be much cheaper than it actually is
According to recent Australia Institute polling, nearly three in five (58%) Australians think university should cost less than $5,000 per year, and half of these (29% overall) people believe that degrees should be free. In reality, university is much more expensive than this.
Was your house freezing over winter? A bit more 'red tape' could have kept you warm
'Deregulation' is back in the news, but this time it’s not Tony Abbott talking about 'cutting red tape', it’s Labor ministers.
