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Briefing note: First steps to fix the Murray-Darling BasinThe mismanagement of the Murray-Darling Basin has become a national issue in 2019. While the Basin’s problems are widely discussed, solutions are not. Practical steps to turn around the fortunes of the Basin and its people are: Provide emergency relief to the southern Basin dairy industry.Develop a policy framework to ensure diversity in Basin agriculture.A federal Royal Commission or federal ICAC investigation.Pause the Basin Plan until the abov... -
Climate Assessment for the electorate of HerbertThe electorate of Herbert stands to be heavily impacted by climate change. Increasing floods, drought and heatwaves will impact the community’s health, environment, infrastructure and vital industries, particularly agriculture and mining unless decisive action is taken to tackle climate change
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#Watergate’s water mates: The buyers and sellers of Australia’s most controversial waterAnalysis of released documents shows that the licences bought by the Commonwealth didn’t exist until the vendors estimated the volumes of the licences themselves, at the suggestion of the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources. Due diligence was problematic. At least half of the water purchased cannot count towards water recovery targets as it was not included in the baseline diversion limits.
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Capricornia Climate Assessment: Heatwaves, Droughts and Floods to worsen The Australia Institute’s new Climate Assessment for the electorate of Capricornia has found the electorate could suffer devastating climate impacts unless emissions are cut and climate change is brought under control. If emissions continue to rise, by 2070 the electorate of Capricornia is projected to experience: Up to twice as many heatwave days per yearA single heatwave could last up to over 35 days A 90-130 percent increase in the frequ...
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Shorten pips Morrison for most recognised leader The Australia Institute surveyed a nationally representative sample of 1,426 Australians between April 11-18 April 2019, about which current and recent Ministers and Shadow Ministers they have heard of.Key Findings:Bill Shorten (77%) has pipped Scott Morrison (75%) as most recognised leaderDeputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack is recognised by 28% of voters, while Deputy Liberal leader Josh Frydenberg is recognised by 46% and Deputy Labor leade...
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Polling: Millennial, Gen Z Climate Fears May Swing Key SA Seats New research from The Australia Institute has found that young voters and their strong interest in tackling global warming could be a significant factor at the next election in South Australia, across both the Lower House and the Senate. More than half (55%) of South Australians aged 18 to 24-years-old ranked policies around tackling climate change as a “very significant” factor in deciding who they will vote for while Labor’s overall plan for th...
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Health Costs Outpace Inflation Out-of-pocket health costs have skyrocketed compared with all other prices as measured by the Consumer Price Index, shows new analysis by The Australia Institute. The analysis using ABS data shows that health costs have more than doubled the rise in CPI with a 24 per cent increase in health costs compared with 11 per cent increases for all prices—mainly caused by a 33 per cent increase in the cost of medical and hospital services. Key findings: N...
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Polling: Labor Ahead on Energy Policy But Many Undecided Voters Up For Grabs The Australia Institute surveyed a nationally representative sample of Australians about which major party policies they thought would be better for reducing emissions, lowering electricity prices and energy reliability. “Interestingly, while Labor is very clearly ahead with voters when looking at which major party has the best policies on addressing emissions, Labor also leads on reliability and prices as well,” said Richie Merzian, Climat...
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Analysis: Regional Winners and Losers from Government Tax Plan Revealed All five Tasmanian electorates are among the biggest losers of the Government’s income tax cut plan, inner-city electorates in Sydney and Melbourne are the biggest winners, and South Australia and Central & North Queensland get at least 30% per capita less than electorates in Sydney and Melbourne. The analysis by the Canberra-based think-tank’s senior economist Matt Grudnoff reveals the entire population of Tasmania receives less from the tax...
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National Energy Emissions Audit: April 2019 Welcome to the April 2019 issue of the NEEA Electricity Update, with analysis of the previous month. The Electricity Update presents data on electricity demand, electricity supply, and electricity generation emissions in the National Electricity Market (NEM), plus electricity demand in the South West Interconnected System (SWIS). In this issue we provide a slimmed down version of the key findings and visual representations, as we look to trial di...