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Time to break up the big four consulting firms: new submission to Treasury
7+ hour, 41+ min ago (499+ words) ©2025–2026 The Point, an initiative of The Australia Institute Tue 18 Aug 2026 10.23 AEST This article is licensed under Creative Commons — Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-ND 4.0). A new submission to the Treasury on the regulation of accounting, auditing, and consulting firms in Australia has…...
As Canberra argues over numbers, NSW is talking migrant rights
8+ hour, 21+ min ago (638+ words) A broad coalition of industry groups, unions, NGOs and statutory bodies have published an open letter calling on the NSW Government to regulate the labour hire firms that employ large numbers of working holiday makers and PALM visa holders. The…...
‘Don’t frack our food bowl’: South Australian community groups rally against plan to end fracking ban early
8+ hour, 6+ min ago (801+ words) ©2025–2026 The Point, an initiative of The Australia Institute Tue 18 Aug 2026 10.18 AEST This article is licensed under Creative Commons — Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-ND 4.0). A bitter battle over fracking is brewing in South Australia, with a consortium of community groups and councils…...
One Nation wants to cut the tobacco excise by 75%, but that won't stop illegal smoking
5+ hour, 25+ min ago (652+ words) One Nation’s suggestion to cut the excise by 75% is utterly ludicrous. It would take the excise back to where it was in 2013, and in real terms back to where it was in 2001. That isn’t a policy to reduce illegal smoking;…...
Gender pay gap for full-time workers continues to shrink, ABS figures show
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (347+ words) ©2025–2026 The Point, an initiative of The Australia Institute The ABS has released the May average earnings figures, which allows us to look at the gap in pay between men and women. The good news is that the gap is narrowing....
July this year was the hottest on record
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (426+ words) ©2025–2026 The Point, an initiative of The Australia Institute Earlier this week, NASA released the July global land-sea surface temperatures. It shows that July set a new record for global temperature – it was 1.45C above the 1880-1905 average. Fri 14 Aug 2026 15.31 AEST This article…...
Tomago aluminium deal is no ordinary bail-out
4+ day, 8+ hour ago (974+ words) ©2025–2026 The Point, an initiative of The Australia Institute The deal to save the Tomago aluminium smelter is no ordinary bail-out. It’s the result of more than year’s negotiations with a return to the taxpayer, the workforce, the shareholders and the…...
Koalas for coal: the Great Koala National Park is becoming a carbon trading chip
5+ day, 7+ hour ago (582+ words) Thu 13 Aug 2026 01.00 AEST This article is licensed under Creative Commons — Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-ND 4.0). On 7 August, submissions opened on the review of the Safeguard Mechanism, Australia’s flagship climate policy. The Safeguard Mechanism lets around 200 of the country’s biggest polluters buy…...
Factcheck: No, immigration hasn't 'killed the Australian dream of home ownership"
5+ day, 7+ hour ago (421+ words) ©2025–2026 The Point, an initiative of The Australia Institute The numbers don’t support the claim that migration has caused the housing affordability crisis. By Matt Grudnoff & staff writers Thu 13 Aug 2026 10.37 AEST This article is licensed under Creative Commons — Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC…...
“We are at a critical point in the climate crisis”: Australian scientists call for 25% gas export tax
5+ day, 10+ hour ago (584+ words) 70 of Australia’s leading scientists have signed an open letter calling on the Australian Government to implement a 25 per cent tax on gas exports. The tax, suggested by the Australian Council of Trade Unions, could raise $17 billion annually, money scientists argue…...