The Albanese Labor Government faced strong criticism after handing down the 2026 Budget. Proposed new taxes on capital gains, trusts and investments caused property values to slide and anxiety among investors many of whom are Australia’s ordinary mums and dads. To reflect on what might be the outcome of these changes and the general fall [...]
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As Australians waited to find out whether the prime minister would call an early federal election in 2025 or go his full term till May, opinions varied on what the outcome of that election might be. In this atmosphere, The Sydney Institute asked two younger contributors to the public debate to offer their sense of [...]
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Speaker: JOE HILDEBRAND – Australian journalist and TV show host and FREYA LEACH – Director of the Centre for Youth Policy @ Menzies Research Centre Topic: Australian politics in the lead up to the 2025 election - Joe Hildebrand and Freya Leach Date:Wednesday 12 February 2025 Time: 5.30 for 6pm Venue: Online via Zoom PLEASE NOTE: [...]
Speaker: JOE HILDEBRAND – Australian journalist and TV show host and FREYA LEACH – Director of the Centre for Youth Policy @ Menzies Research Centre Topic: Australian politics in the lead up to the 2025 election - Joe Hildebrand and Freya Leach Date:Wednesday 12 February 2025 Time: 5.30 for 6pm Venue: The Sydney Institute, 47 Phillip [...]
As Australians came out of their holiday season for 2024, it was increasingly clear that the cost of living had become a nagging sore for the federal government of Anthony Albanese. With a backflip over the Coalition’s promised tax cuts due in mid-2024, there seemed to be a pause in the negativity flowing to the [...]
As 2023 – the year of Australia’s referendum on The Voice to Parliament – The Sydney Institute began a series of discussions on what would be the question, the model and the arguments for and against constitutional change with regard to Australia’s first peoples. On Tuesday 24 January 2023, Australian journalist, radio and television presenter [...]
