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This essay covers many topics including: the relationship between abundance and profitability, the concept of "bankability", and the theoretical basis of industrial policy.
The Paradoxical Economics of the Energy Transition
How the Promise of Renewable Energy Abundance Prevents its Realisation... and other related paradoxes.
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September 21, 2025 at 10:49 PM
A new policy question has arrived on the Direct Democracy Forum: directdemocracyforum.com/policy-quest...

It's now been almost 4 years since the AUKUS announcement but is there still time for Australia to give up on AUKUS, and would that be a good idea?
Should Australia scrap Pillar 1 of the AUKUS security partnership (the nuclear submarines deal)?
Pillar 1 of the AUKUS agreement, signed between America, Australia and the UK, has two elements: (i) Australia acquiring UK-designed nuclear-powered attack submarines and (ii) the rotational basing of...
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May 22, 2025 at 11:29 AM
New policy question just landed on the Direct Democracy Forum: "Should Australia abolish the 50% Capital Gains Tax (CGT) discount?"
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Should Australia abolish the 50% Capital Gains Tax (CGT) discount?
Australia’s 50% CGT discount allows individual investors to pay tax on only half of any capital gain from assets held longer than 12 months. Introduced in 1999 as part of the Howard Government’s respo...
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March 11, 2025 at 11:11 AM
If you really want to be informed heading into the next Australian election, it would be a good idea to check out the bills currently before parliament. This website - directdemocracyforum.com/bills - allows you to peruse all these bills, and give your opinion and rating for each one.

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Bills on Direct Democracy Forum
The display of bills hosted on the forum.
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January 4, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Aus pol has a new website for debating and voting on federal legislation and policy ideas: directdemocracyforum.com

The first policy idea under debate is the Coalition's nuclear plan: directdemocracyforum.com/policy-quest...

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Direct Democracy Forum (Australia)
A forum for discussing bills currently before the Australian Parliament, and policy ideas that would improve the country.
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January 2, 2025 at 9:47 AM