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Dr Richard Denniss
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Co-CEO at The Australia Institute

Economist, Author of books and writer of columns often for Saturday Paper, The Monthly & The New Daily (previously The Guardian, Australian Financial Review)

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Richard Denniss is an Australian economist, author and public policy commentator, who is the Executive Director of The Australia Institute. and a former Associate Professor in the Crawford School of Public Policy at the Australian National University in Canberra. .. more

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Political science 22%
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All Our Yesterdays @allouryesterdays.bsky.social · 2d
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Mark Breeze @markyb62.bsky.social · 3d
The UK government has agreed a deal with Donald Trump to hike NHS drugs prices. The government is refusing to say how much this will cost or how it will be paid for. Tell Wes Streeting to come clean: act.globaljustice.org.uk/tell-wes-str...
Tell Wes Streeting: come clean on cost of Trump’s NHS deal
The UK government has agreed a deal with Donald Trump that will see the NHS pay pharma companies much higher drugs prices. But they won’t come clean on how much this agreement will cost the NHS. Estim...
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Rod Campbell @rodcampbell.bsky.social · 4d
Let's get this straight.

Adani donates $600k the Qld LNP before election.

After the election, Qld LNP ends legal action over $400 MILLION in unpaid royalties.

Dodgy, dodgy, dodgy. Thread.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

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3wombats @3wombats.bsky.social · 5d
A climate disaster levy could raise billions of dollars a year from gas and coal exporters to cover the skyrocketing cost of disaster response and recovery.

Join more than 30,000 Australians and sign the Australia Institute's petition: nb.australiainstitute.org.au/climatedisas...
✍️ ADD YOUR NAME: Make fossil fuel polluters pay
Climate change is making natural disasters like fires, floods, heatwaves and drought worse, costing Australians billions every year. Make fossil fuel producers pay a climate disaster levy to help pay...
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Dr Richard Denniss @richarddenniss.bsky.social · 7d
You could follow all our great stuff each day on The Point

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You could subscribe to our new short essay series (4 per year, next ones are going to be great!)

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Or come and see Yannis Varoufakis

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The subscription begins What We Owe the Water: It's time for a Fossil Fuel Treaty by Kumi Naidoo published on 10 February 2026 Vantage Point is the new essay series from Australia Institute Press. Lon...
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Dr Richard Denniss @richarddenniss.bsky.social · 7d
More shared values…i hope there arent any enviro implications of Australia buying nuclear powered submarines and needing to dispose of significant quantities of high level nuclear waste on our soil…especially those old Virginia class subs we planning to buy just as they near the end of their life

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Dr Richard Denniss @richarddenniss.bsky.social · 7d
Here’s one i prepared earlier :) thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
My advice? There's no such thing as the 'centre right'
Leaving aside the fact that it was John Howard who buried so many of the landmines blowing up the Modern Liberals' backyard, he was right about a few things, including his observation that ‘politics i...
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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 7d
New Australia Institute research shows Australian high schools are the most expensive in the OECD.

"I can't see any policy case for taxpayers giving money to a school that can afford an air-conditioned equestrian arena."
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 7d
Good post by @jack-thrower.bsky.social on EV loan concessions and how much more public money goes to promoting fossil fuels
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The Point Live: Liberals, Nationals abort leadership moves amid talent deficit, reserve bank tipped to raise rates.
Parliament officially returns for 2026 with the Nationals and Liberals still in turmoil and unable to agree on a new leader, while One Nation continues to establish itself as the new conservative forc...
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David Peetz @davidpeetz.bsky.social · 7d
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clrenney.bsky.social Craig Renney @clrenney.bsky.social · 8d
#nzpol Stats NZ has put Household Living Price Index data - showing how the cost of living is affecting different households. The cost of living has nearly stalled if you have a high income (1.2%). The poorest have a household inflation rate (3.4%) nearly 3 times the rate of the richest.
Household Living Price Index Annual Inflation

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 8d
"If Australia was serious about investing in health and education, it would be really simple.

"We would stop giving gas away for free and we'd transfer more money to the states to spend on health and education."

- co-CEO Richard Denniss on FIVEAA Adelaide
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Dr Richard Denniss @richarddenniss.bsky.social · 8d
Australian music is struggling in the age of Spotify and streaming. Other countries are doing better than Australia at helping their local music industries. Great webinar this Friday on what our governments can do to help make sure we have more INXS and Midnight Oils us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Awash in the global stream: Australian music versus the algorithm. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Global streaming behemoths like Spotify, YouTube, Apple and Amazon dominate the global market for recorded music. For just a few dollars a month, listeners are granted access to a near infinite music ...
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Dr Richard Denniss @richarddenniss.bsky.social · 10d
Hope you like it :)

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Rod Campbell @rodcampbell.bsky.social · 11d
Oh look, Australia has a brand new coal mine proposal.

Just after committing to phase out fossil fuels.

What will @MurrayWatt do with this?

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 13d
New inflation data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows the annual increase in the monthly CPI was 3.8%. The increase just for the month of December was 1%.

Read the full piece on The Point: https://theaus.in/4k1z3tj

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Denise Shrivell @deniseshrivell.bsky.social · 13d
Fantastic TrueNorth hitting inboxes in just under 20 mins.

Aust's independent publishers, journalists & commentators are truly playing their vital role in our democracy.

Please support them in their work by signing up to TrueNorth here #auspol > truenorthnews.substack.com
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Dr Monique Ryan @mon4kooyong.bsky.social · 13d
We name cyclones, because naming helps communicate risk, drive health responses & lodge events in public memory. Is it time to consider naming our most deadly climate hazard after the companies most responsible for heat-intensifying emissions? I think so.

www.thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2026...
As temperatures to rise, it's time to name heatwaves what they are
We should start by calling heat what it is – a silent killer – and by asking those who profit from it to own their share of that harm.
www.thenewdaily.com.au

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Climate 200 @climate200.bsky.social · 14d
👩🏻‍⚖️ 🇦🇺 🗳️ ❌ 😧

Join @zoedaniel.bsky.social, Rex Patrick and @richarddenniss.bsky.social on Wednesday 11 Feb as they discuss how rigged election laws threaten our democracy and the importance of the Fair Elections Case.

Register now: www.climate200.com.au/event/democr...

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Mark Ogge @markogge.bsky.social · 14d
If you think coal and gas corporates like Woodside, Chervron, INPEX and Glencore, who are fuelling these disasters should pay the costs…instead of YOU!

Support @ausinstitutearchi.bsky.social call for a Climate Disaster Levy on fossil fuel exports👇

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garethhutchens.bsky.social @garethhutchens.bsky.social · 15d
The origins of neoliberalism, the Mont Pelerin Society, the Atlas Network, the Overton window, the Nobel Prize in economics, and cryptocurrencies.

www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
The economist, the bull and an elite movement that reshaped the world
A constant battle of ideas reshapes the world we live in, and few groups have been more successful in winning the war than the little-known Atlas Network.
www.abc.net.au

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Rod Campbell @rodcampbell.bsky.social · 18d
Triple J Hottest 100 out tomorrow!

Last year just 27 Aus songs made it. Lowest since 1994!!

Why? – Streaming favours the USA

Thankfully, DJ Albo is in the house and can turn this around! Thread on how.

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Dr Richard Denniss @richarddenniss.bsky.social · 20d
Big night in the Senate last night. If you want to catch up on what happened in the Senate, as it happened, @amyremeikis.bsky.social was live blogging to the very end,

catch up here: live.thepoint.com.au
The Point Live: Liberals to pass government hate speech laws, Greens warn of impact on democracy
Anthony Albanese and Sussan Ley are negotiating once again on what is left of the hate speech laws, in a parliamentary day dedicated to the passage of just two bills. All the day's events, as it happe...
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Dr Richard Denniss @richarddenniss.bsky.social · 21d
Australia is one of the worlds richest countries. we can afford $360 billions for nuclear submarines and $14 billion per year for fossil fuel subsidies. We can give away more than half the gas we export for free.…

But our privatised health system can’t even keep maggots & mould from our hospitals

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Dr Richard Denniss @richarddenniss.bsky.social · 21d
So much democracy rests on the assumption we live in, & care about, our physical communities…but while social media can helps us build new online communities, it can also tear us apart from our old ones. Great piece by @amythunig.bsky.social on the dangers of AI
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In our age of AI and constant crisis, real-life community is powerful and precious
So much is deeply wrong with the world right now, but when it comes to the sphere of life that is within my own influence – my home, my heart and my place within my community – I am the happiest I hav...
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Dr Richard Denniss @richarddenniss.bsky.social · 21d
Want to keep up with whats going on in parliament today but cant stand listening to it?

Luckily @amyremeikis.bsky.social live blogs every sitting day at live.thepoint.com.au#330348d0e7
The Point Live: Crunch time for hate speech laws in parliamentary brinkmanship
Anthony Albanese and Sussan Ley are negotiating once again on what is left of the hate speech laws, in a parliamentary day dedicated to the passage of just two bills. All the day's events, as it happe...
live.thepoint.com.au

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Dr Richard Denniss @richarddenniss.bsky.social · 22d
It seems that the Liberals commitment to freedom of speech doesn’t even extend to a frank chat about their worst ever election result…with Dutton threatening defamation!

maybe Dutton is keen to see the Libs do even worse in 2028 so that his ‘record’ performance doesnt last long

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Dr Richard Denniss @richarddenniss.bsky.social · 22d
After a month of the Coalition in full national security mode being as populist & political as they could be post-Bondi…their vote collapsed.

The LNP are not only way behind Labor but they’re now behind One Nation

The fight between Coalition & One Nation will keep them both out of power

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Rod Campbell @rodcampbell.bsky.social · 25d
Great piece on tax & inequality by Mark Zirnsak from @taxjustice.net @unitingchurchau.bsky.social

"tax breaks are a big deal. They gave away $18.65 B of revenue in 22-23, as much as the Federal Gov spends on public schools or on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme."

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Watered-down superannuation reform to go back to Parliament
Superannuation is supposed to be for retirement. Unfortunately, it has become like Australia’s own internal tax haven and inheritance scheme for wealthy people.
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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 27d
"The 'Festival State' having to cancel festivals over political decisions, that's a real risk to the economy."
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The Australia Institute will host @yanisvaroufakis.bsky.social on an Australian speaking tour after his withdrawal from Adelaide Writers' Week, details TBA.

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Dr Richard Denniss @richarddenniss.bsky.social · 29d
I just couldnt stay on X. I miss what it was quite a lot, but i never miss what it became.