Alice Grundy
@alicektg.bsky.social
Managing Editor, Australia Institute Press
Research Manager, The Australia Institute
Austlit editing and publishing aficionado
Opinions own
Research Manager, The Australia Institute
Austlit editing and publishing aficionado
Opinions own
Interested in the future of higher ed and Western Sydney? You should probably come to this chat on Wednesday in Parramatta with Profs George Williams and Azadeh Dastyari and local member Andrew Charlton (and me)
Aiming Higher: Universities and Australia's future
nb.australiainstitute.org.au
November 10, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Interested in the future of higher ed and Western Sydney? You should probably come to this chat on Wednesday in Parramatta with Profs George Williams and Azadeh Dastyari and local member Andrew Charlton (and me)
@marquelawyers.com.au with a take you need to read on copyright and AI on @thepointau.bsky.social
Copyright is dead. When it comes to AI my property has been stolen all the same
The point.com.au
thepoint.com.au
November 10, 2025 at 12:09 AM
@marquelawyers.com.au with a take you need to read on copyright and AI on @thepointau.bsky.social
"the landlord pricing [Gen Z] out of housing and the property developer sitting on land banks are local elites, not foreign workers. When conservatives try to redirect economic anxiety toward xenophobia – the playbook that worked brilliantly with older voters – Gen Z simply doesn’t buy it."
November 9, 2025 at 10:08 PM
"the landlord pricing [Gen Z] out of housing and the property developer sitting on land banks are local elites, not foreign workers. When conservatives try to redirect economic anxiety toward xenophobia – the playbook that worked brilliantly with older voters – Gen Z simply doesn’t buy it."
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We have put a lot of effort recently in making available the entire archive of OVERLAND’s 70+ year history.
In that spirit, on the penultimate day of Subscriberthon we bring you this previously unpublished interview with historian Humphrey McQueen on state violence and the arming of the police.
In that spirit, on the penultimate day of Subscriberthon we bring you this previously unpublished interview with historian Humphrey McQueen on state violence and the arming of the police.
Back when they armed the police: an interview with Humphrey McQueen - Overland literary journal
In this interview with Rock Chugg, commissioned some twenty years by then-editor Nathan Hollier for a monographic issue that didn't eventuate, Australian historian Humphrey McQueen discusses the armin...
overland.org.au
November 6, 2025 at 1:08 AM
We have put a lot of effort recently in making available the entire archive of OVERLAND’s 70+ year history.
In that spirit, on the penultimate day of Subscriberthon we bring you this previously unpublished interview with historian Humphrey McQueen on state violence and the arming of the police.
In that spirit, on the penultimate day of Subscriberthon we bring you this previously unpublished interview with historian Humphrey McQueen on state violence and the arming of the police.
Reposted by Alice Grundy
Big thanks to the folks over at Global Roaming pod for their Aiming Higher shoutout!
In the latest Vantage Point essay, Professor George Williams unpacks the necessary changes to Australian higher education to tackle the big issues of the future!
🧑🎓🧑🎓🧑🎓
#auspol
In the latest Vantage Point essay, Professor George Williams unpacks the necessary changes to Australian higher education to tackle the big issues of the future!
🧑🎓🧑🎓🧑🎓
#auspol
November 3, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Big thanks to the folks over at Global Roaming pod for their Aiming Higher shoutout!
In the latest Vantage Point essay, Professor George Williams unpacks the necessary changes to Australian higher education to tackle the big issues of the future!
🧑🎓🧑🎓🧑🎓
#auspol
In the latest Vantage Point essay, Professor George Williams unpacks the necessary changes to Australian higher education to tackle the big issues of the future!
🧑🎓🧑🎓🧑🎓
#auspol
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"PM Albanese’s culture of secrecy, in three charts"
Damning work by @skyelark.bsky.social on this govt's secrecy
#OffTheCharts #ThePoint
thepoint.com.au/off-the-char...
Damning work by @skyelark.bsky.social on this govt's secrecy
#OffTheCharts #ThePoint
thepoint.com.au/off-the-char...
PM Albanese’s culture of secrecy, in three charts
If he doesn’t change course, the Prime Minister may end up leading exactly the kind of 'shadow government' that he derided his predecessor for.
thepoint.com.au
November 2, 2025 at 10:12 PM
"PM Albanese’s culture of secrecy, in three charts"
Damning work by @skyelark.bsky.social on this govt's secrecy
#OffTheCharts #ThePoint
thepoint.com.au/off-the-char...
Damning work by @skyelark.bsky.social on this govt's secrecy
#OffTheCharts #ThePoint
thepoint.com.au/off-the-char...
If you're trying to puzzle out the future of books as we see more mergers, cost of living pressures, changing habits and the behemoth of AI, you should read the new issue of @austbookreview.bsky.social
You'll find @millicentweber.bsky.social, Melissa Lucashenko, Elizabeth Weiss & me (among others)
You'll find @millicentweber.bsky.social, Melissa Lucashenko, Elizabeth Weiss & me (among others)
Current Issue
In this special issue of Australian Book Review, we look at the future of the book in Australia. What do the rise in audiobooks, Silent Reading Clubs, and Gen Z’s preference for physical books tell us...
www.australianbookreview.com.au
October 31, 2025 at 1:52 AM
If you're trying to puzzle out the future of books as we see more mergers, cost of living pressures, changing habits and the behemoth of AI, you should read the new issue of @austbookreview.bsky.social
You'll find @millicentweber.bsky.social, Melissa Lucashenko, Elizabeth Weiss & me (among others)
You'll find @millicentweber.bsky.social, Melissa Lucashenko, Elizabeth Weiss & me (among others)
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The main source of illegal guns in Australia isn’t 3D printers or imports, it’s thefts from Australian homes. And the more guns there are in our homes, the more guns get stolen…but decades after Howards gun reforms there is no national register of legal or stolen guns
thepoint.com.au/news/251031-...
thepoint.com.au/news/251031-...
Every four hours a gun is stolen in Australia: new research
Gun violence has been in Australian headlines regularly in recent months.
thepoint.com.au
October 30, 2025 at 7:26 PM
The main source of illegal guns in Australia isn’t 3D printers or imports, it’s thefts from Australian homes. And the more guns there are in our homes, the more guns get stolen…but decades after Howards gun reforms there is no national register of legal or stolen guns
thepoint.com.au/news/251031-...
thepoint.com.au/news/251031-...
Reposted by Alice Grundy
New Australia Institute research shows that the theft of legally owned guns is the cause behind the high number of illegal firearms.
More than 2000 guns are stolen every year in Australia. That’s one every four hours.
📺Research Director Rod Campbell on 7.30
@rodcampbell.bsky.social #auspol
More than 2000 guns are stolen every year in Australia. That’s one every four hours.
📺Research Director Rod Campbell on 7.30
@rodcampbell.bsky.social #auspol
October 30, 2025 at 4:50 AM
New Australia Institute research shows that the theft of legally owned guns is the cause behind the high number of illegal firearms.
More than 2000 guns are stolen every year in Australia. That’s one every four hours.
📺Research Director Rod Campbell on 7.30
@rodcampbell.bsky.social #auspol
More than 2000 guns are stolen every year in Australia. That’s one every four hours.
📺Research Director Rod Campbell on 7.30
@rodcampbell.bsky.social #auspol
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Here's ten articles on democracy & governance that you can read right now on @thepointau.bsky.social:
1/ "New research on proposed FOI laws show it would block access to even more documents" --
Going against the Robodebt Royal Commission's recommendation. thepoint.com.au/news/251007-...
1/ "New research on proposed FOI laws show it would block access to even more documents" --
Going against the Robodebt Royal Commission's recommendation. thepoint.com.au/news/251007-...
New research on proposed FOI laws show it would block access to even more documents
The proposed laws preventing public access to key government documents directly contradict a key Robodebt Royal Commission recommendation.
thepoint.com.au
October 23, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Here's ten articles on democracy & governance that you can read right now on @thepointau.bsky.social:
1/ "New research on proposed FOI laws show it would block access to even more documents" --
Going against the Robodebt Royal Commission's recommendation. thepoint.com.au/news/251007-...
1/ "New research on proposed FOI laws show it would block access to even more documents" --
Going against the Robodebt Royal Commission's recommendation. thepoint.com.au/news/251007-...
New from your friends @australiainstitute.org.au: The Point! Get the news, fact checks and explainers you need on everything from international relations to climate change.
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The Point
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thepoint.com.au
October 23, 2025 at 5:20 AM
New from your friends @australiainstitute.org.au: The Point! Get the news, fact checks and explainers you need on everything from international relations to climate change.
thepoint.com.au
thepoint.com.au
The ever-sensible James Curran poured some cold water on the AUKUS excitement in the AFR today.
He reminds us of "The inescapable reality is there remain plenty of off-ramps for future administrations to break the pledge to transfer the nuclear-powered submarines in 2032"
He reminds us of "The inescapable reality is there remain plenty of off-ramps for future administrations to break the pledge to transfer the nuclear-powered submarines in 2032"
AUKUS remains a ghost fleet for Trump and Australia
The inescapable reality is that there are still plenty of off-ramps for future administrations to break the pledge to transfer the nuclear-powered submarines in 2032.
www.afr.com
October 21, 2025 at 11:45 PM
The ever-sensible James Curran poured some cold water on the AUKUS excitement in the AFR today.
He reminds us of "The inescapable reality is there remain plenty of off-ramps for future administrations to break the pledge to transfer the nuclear-powered submarines in 2032"
He reminds us of "The inescapable reality is there remain plenty of off-ramps for future administrations to break the pledge to transfer the nuclear-powered submarines in 2032"
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"What this Bill would do is make it harder and more expensive for Australians to get information from the government."
"FOI is not perfect, but this bill would make its issues much, much worse."
- Australia Institute Researcher Skye Predevac
#auspol @skyelark.bsky.social
"FOI is not perfect, but this bill would make its issues much, much worse."
- Australia Institute Researcher Skye Predevac
#auspol @skyelark.bsky.social
October 20, 2025 at 12:42 AM
"What this Bill would do is make it harder and more expensive for Australians to get information from the government."
"FOI is not perfect, but this bill would make its issues much, much worse."
- Australia Institute Researcher Skye Predevac
#auspol @skyelark.bsky.social
"FOI is not perfect, but this bill would make its issues much, much worse."
- Australia Institute Researcher Skye Predevac
#auspol @skyelark.bsky.social
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My new report is out - Adani sold coal at mates rates to India, avoiding $400m in royalty payments to Queensland
...and Qld's LNP gov doesn't seem to care.
Thread below on how they did it.
Write up in @australia.theguardian.com
@australiainstitute.org.au
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
...and Qld's LNP gov doesn't seem to care.
Thread below on how they did it.
Write up in @australia.theguardian.com
@australiainstitute.org.au
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Adani denies claims it sold ‘below-market coal’ leading to Queensland missing out on hundreds of millions in royalties
Adani has strongly rejected the Australia Institute’s findings, including that customers paid an average of $102 a tonne in 2022-23
www.theguardian.com
October 15, 2025 at 11:51 PM
My new report is out - Adani sold coal at mates rates to India, avoiding $400m in royalty payments to Queensland
...and Qld's LNP gov doesn't seem to care.
Thread below on how they did it.
Write up in @australia.theguardian.com
@australiainstitute.org.au
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
...and Qld's LNP gov doesn't seem to care.
Thread below on how they did it.
Write up in @australia.theguardian.com
@australiainstitute.org.au
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Reposted by Alice Grundy
Why is the gas industry notorious for paying so little tax, despite making billions in revenue?
Santos has made it 10 years in a row paying no tax!
@grogsgamut.bsky.social @elinorjohnstonleek.bsky.social
#auspol
Santos has made it 10 years in a row paying no tax!
@grogsgamut.bsky.social @elinorjohnstonleek.bsky.social
#auspol
October 13, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Why is the gas industry notorious for paying so little tax, despite making billions in revenue?
Santos has made it 10 years in a row paying no tax!
@grogsgamut.bsky.social @elinorjohnstonleek.bsky.social
#auspol
Santos has made it 10 years in a row paying no tax!
@grogsgamut.bsky.social @elinorjohnstonleek.bsky.social
#auspol
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I’ve seen the line that AI will lead to a UBI more than once so taking the time to call bullshit.
Are overseas megacorps going to fund it through higher local taxes? Utterly implausible. Will government fund it? With whose money?
AI is not the answer to inequality: I expect it’ll make things worse
Are overseas megacorps going to fund it through higher local taxes? Utterly implausible. Will government fund it? With whose money?
AI is not the answer to inequality: I expect it’ll make things worse
Money for everyone an option as AI opens the door for basic income
COVID showed just how "fragile" our economic security is. As artificial intelligence potentially takes jobs from humans, a universal basic income might be a solution.
www.abc.net.au
September 24, 2025 at 3:36 AM
I’ve seen the line that AI will lead to a UBI more than once so taking the time to call bullshit.
Are overseas megacorps going to fund it through higher local taxes? Utterly implausible. Will government fund it? With whose money?
AI is not the answer to inequality: I expect it’ll make things worse
Are overseas megacorps going to fund it through higher local taxes? Utterly implausible. Will government fund it? With whose money?
AI is not the answer to inequality: I expect it’ll make things worse
Five publishing outfits and four of them have women founders. Thanks to @womensagenda.bsky.social for republishing my piece in the Conversation
Australia's newest publishers are dominated by women. And they're making defiant, weird, grass-roots books
Five new Australian publishers are bringing bold, grassroots books to life despite challenges in funding and distribution.
womensagenda.com.au
September 23, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Five publishing outfits and four of them have women founders. Thanks to @womensagenda.bsky.social for republishing my piece in the Conversation
Reposted by Alice Grundy
If you are in Canberra, get along to this. Have seen some of the clips and it is amazing/shattering
Canberra! Join us on Wednesday for a special edition of Politics in the Pub with Gitty Yee, Tuvalu resident and climate campaigner, joined by @ebonybennett.bsky.social and @stephenlongaus.bsky.social. #auspol
Free, RSVP now:
nb.australiainstitute.org.au/save_tuvalu_...
Free, RSVP now:
nb.australiainstitute.org.au/save_tuvalu_...
September 22, 2025 at 5:49 AM
If you are in Canberra, get along to this. Have seen some of the clips and it is amazing/shattering
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EVIDENCE-BASED GOOD NEWS FOR YA
A new report shows that a bunch of renewable energy companies have massively improved their human rights record. This is good! And important!
@reneweconomy.com.au @business-humanrights.org
reneweconomy.com.au/renewable-co...
A new report shows that a bunch of renewable energy companies have massively improved their human rights record. This is good! And important!
@reneweconomy.com.au @business-humanrights.org
reneweconomy.com.au/renewable-co...
September 21, 2025 at 5:00 AM
EVIDENCE-BASED GOOD NEWS FOR YA
A new report shows that a bunch of renewable energy companies have massively improved their human rights record. This is good! And important!
@reneweconomy.com.au @business-humanrights.org
reneweconomy.com.au/renewable-co...
A new report shows that a bunch of renewable energy companies have massively improved their human rights record. This is good! And important!
@reneweconomy.com.au @business-humanrights.org
reneweconomy.com.au/renewable-co...
Reposted by Alice Grundy
Australian artists helped the nation survive the COVID pandemic, but our governments have left them in the lurch.
“If people can’t earn a living while making their art, newsflash, there’s not going to be a lot of art.”
- Skye Predavec, Anne Kantor Fellow
@skyelark.bsky.social #auspol
“If people can’t earn a living while making their art, newsflash, there’s not going to be a lot of art.”
- Skye Predavec, Anne Kantor Fellow
@skyelark.bsky.social #auspol
September 19, 2025 at 6:28 AM
Australian artists helped the nation survive the COVID pandemic, but our governments have left them in the lurch.
“If people can’t earn a living while making their art, newsflash, there’s not going to be a lot of art.”
- Skye Predavec, Anne Kantor Fellow
@skyelark.bsky.social #auspol
“If people can’t earn a living while making their art, newsflash, there’s not going to be a lot of art.”
- Skye Predavec, Anne Kantor Fellow
@skyelark.bsky.social #auspol
It felt like Australian publishing was shrinking with mergers and the shock closure of Meanjin - waiting to see the full story behind that!
But there's a few new players bring fresh energy and new books in recent months.
With thanks to @jocaseau.bsky.social for excellent editing.
But there's a few new players bring fresh energy and new books in recent months.
With thanks to @jocaseau.bsky.social for excellent editing.
5 new Australian publishers are making defiant, weird, grass-roots books
The launch of 5 new Australian book publishers is good news, for once. Meet Perentie Press, Pink Shorts Press, Evercreech Editions, Aniko Press and Bakers Lane Books.
theconversation.com
September 19, 2025 at 1:38 AM
It felt like Australian publishing was shrinking with mergers and the shock closure of Meanjin - waiting to see the full story behind that!
But there's a few new players bring fresh energy and new books in recent months.
With thanks to @jocaseau.bsky.social for excellent editing.
But there's a few new players bring fresh energy and new books in recent months.
With thanks to @jocaseau.bsky.social for excellent editing.
Had my worst asthma attack in over a decade today. Any other Canberrans have the same experience? Wondered if it was the combination of pollen and the incoming storm
September 16, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Had my worst asthma attack in over a decade today. Any other Canberrans have the same experience? Wondered if it was the combination of pollen and the incoming storm
This is no time to open up crown land for hunting or allow silencers.
But that's what the NSW Government is considering legislation this week with legislation that risks winding back some of the critical laws that have drastically reduced firearm violence in Australia since Port Arthur.
But that's what the NSW Government is considering legislation this week with legislation that risks winding back some of the critical laws that have drastically reduced firearm violence in Australia since Port Arthur.
We've signed onto this open letter coordinated by the Gun Safety Alliance.
The NSW Conservation Hunting Bill threatens public safety, risks poor animal welfare outcomes, undermines conservation efforts & erodes Australia’s globally respected firearm laws.
australiainstitute.org.au/report/submi...
The NSW Conservation Hunting Bill threatens public safety, risks poor animal welfare outcomes, undermines conservation efforts & erodes Australia’s globally respected firearm laws.
australiainstitute.org.au/report/submi...
September 16, 2025 at 4:31 AM
This is no time to open up crown land for hunting or allow silencers.
But that's what the NSW Government is considering legislation this week with legislation that risks winding back some of the critical laws that have drastically reduced firearm violence in Australia since Port Arthur.
But that's what the NSW Government is considering legislation this week with legislation that risks winding back some of the critical laws that have drastically reduced firearm violence in Australia since Port Arthur.
Lots of calls for moderation and avoiding “extremism” right now. But sometimes extremes are evidence based: take radical action on climate action.
If you haven’t read Dead Centre by Richard Denniss yet, time’s a wastin!
If you haven’t read Dead Centre by Richard Denniss yet, time’s a wastin!
Dead Centre: How political pragmatism is killing us (Vantage Point Issue 2) - Store - The Australia Institute
In this essay, economist and Executive Director of The Australia Institute Richard Denniss, explores the contradiction between centrism and evidence that sits at the heart of democratic debate in Aust...
australiainstitute.org.au
September 15, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Lots of calls for moderation and avoiding “extremism” right now. But sometimes extremes are evidence based: take radical action on climate action.
If you haven’t read Dead Centre by Richard Denniss yet, time’s a wastin!
If you haven’t read Dead Centre by Richard Denniss yet, time’s a wastin!