Latest Updates
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Our ‘Fair Go Grocers’ plan in the media
Our Green Institute plan for publicly owned supermarkets has made a big impact! In case you missed it, this month The Green Institute launched our call for a publicly owned line of supermarkets called Fair Go Grocers – to break up the price gouging supermarket duopoly and deliver 30% off of essential groceries, by cutting…
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Your ‘Fair Go Grocers’ Questions Answered
Since launching our Fair Go Grocers plan earlier we’ve been heartened by the overwhelmingly positive response from community members. We’ve read every email, comment, and DM you’ve sent us and responded to your frequently asked questions below. Not quite! The duopoly loves to cry poor but the reality is that in 2026, Coles’ and Woolworths’…
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REPORT: Coles and Woolies profits enough to feed every Australian child living in poverty
A report released today by the Green Institute shows that every year since 2020, the combined annual profits of Coles and Woolworths’ supermarkets could cover the costs of feeding more than 1.5 million children every year. Depending on the measure used, between 757,000 and one million children live in poverty across Australia. The total cost…
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MEDIA RELEASE: Green Institute launches plan to create a publicly owned supermarket
New YouGov poll shows depth of food crisis A national YouGov poll has found 84% of Australians would support rolling out publicly owned supermarkets to reduce the price of groceries by cutting out the profit. When asked, 62% of all voters, including 53% of One Nation voters, said they would be more likely to vote…
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Introducing PRAXIS
A course on understanding the economy, and how it dominates our lives, coming to Brisbane this August.
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REPORT: Labor’s public housing build levels are lowest of any government since WWII
The Albanese Government is building the lowest rate of public housing of any government since World War II, a new report from The Green Institute has revealed. In a sign of just how dramatically the government has withdrawn from the construction of housing, the Green Institute analysis shows that each successive year since Labor was…
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We’re Hiring: Head of Research & Policy + Office Manager/Events Organiser
Applications close 18 June We’re growing our Green Institute team! We’re hiring for two pivotal brand new roles – both based in Brisbane – to help power our mission to help build the movement needed to win a better future. Here’s who we’re looking for: 📚 A Head of Research & Policy – to lead…
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RSVP: The Good Life Forum
RSVP for Brisbane – Wednesday, 27 May – SOLD OUT RSVP for Online – Thursday, 11 June RSVP for Newcastle – Saturday, 13 June – SOLD OUT RSVP for Hobart – Thursday, 9 July RSVP for Adelaide – Saturday, 18 July How do we build a majority for transformative progressive politics? With support for the…
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REPORT: Gas export revenue could more than double to $107 billion this year, Green Institute study finds
A report by the Green Institute has found that gas corporations could make between $78 billion and $107 billion exporting Australian gas this calendar year, as a result of the price surges caused by the US and Israeli war on Iran. Analysing Norway’s oil and tax system and cost of producing gas in Australia, the…
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NEWS: Max Chandler-Mather to lead revamped Green Institute
Former Greens MP for Griffith and Greens Housing spokesperson Max Chandler-Mather has been appointed the Executive Director of The Green Institute, the national research institute for the Australian Greens. Today, Chandler-Mather relaunches the revamped Institute as a movement building organisation, with the aim of filling critical capacity gaps identified during the 2025 federal election. Max…
