Jack Thrower

The last stop on the train line of Australia’s social failures: Tales of a homelessness case worker on the NSW South Coast Life as a homelessness case worker is brutal. You often feel like the last stop on the train line of our country’s social failures. Hardest of all is knowing that people aren’t helped as well as they ...

Policy analysis from actual homelessness case worker.

Proud to have helped with this piece.
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Let's get this straight.

Adani donates $600k the Qld LNP before election.

After the election, Qld LNP ends legal action over $400 MILLION in unpaid royalties.

Dodgy, dodgy, dodgy. Thread.
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Native forest logging is driving extinction and climate damage The revelation that the Forestry Corporation of NSW (FCNSW) is proposing to log a cloud forest in southern NSW teeming with threatened species is another reminder of the spiralling decline of the nati...

Native forest logging is driving extinction and climate damage
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Triple J Hottest 100 out tomorrow!

Last year just 27 Aus songs made it. Lowest since 1994!!

Why? – Streaming favours the USA

Thankfully, DJ Albo is in the house and can turn this around! Thread on how.

The Point Live: Parliament returns early for Bondi condolence motions Anthony Albanese has recalled parliament early for condolence motions to remember the 15 people killed at Bondi Beach terror attack, on 14 December. Tibor Weitzen, Matilda, Rabbi Yaakov Levitan, Marik...

Excellent post by @jack-thrower.bsky.social on what the media gets wrong about protests and why the lines about "where are the protests against Iran" are pretty stupid. #ThePointLive
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Miners exaggerating tax. Again.

What's new is that this is so demonstrably false.

Will they take down false ads? If you see this ad after today, please let me know.

Debunked on @thepointau.bsky.social here, more below: thepoint.com.au/factchecks/2...

A shit tonne of gas exports

Fuck all revenue from the PRRT

The Albanese govt is considering an East Coast gas reservation policy. And ok... but how about putting a 25% tax of gas exports so we stop giving it away for free?

The Australian Tertiary Education Commission legislation – Part 3, Per student funding and student contributions Since it came to office, Labor has deferred dealing with Job-ready Graduates student contributions. First it added student contributions to the Universities Accord list of issues. In February 2024 …

The ATEC legislation makes it look like student contribution reform is off the political agenda. andrewnorton.id.au/2025/12/01/t...

Important piece about a mostly missed element of the EPBC changes

Only thing in way of gambling reform is government's cowardice Gambling reform has the support of the public and a cross-party committee – only the Albanese government's cowardice is holding it back.

Govt cowardice all that is delaying gambling reform

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Albanese Government set to use social media ban as cover to water down gambling reforms yet again If Albanese is serious about ‘progressive patriotism’ he could start by prioritising the livelihoods of Australians over the profits of gambling companies.

"Albanese Government set to use social media ban as cover to water down gambling reforms yet again" @jack-thrower.bsky.social #ThePoint
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Adani have scammed Qld out of $100s of millions and the LNP Gov are fine with that.

Great to see Labor and Greens pursuing this in QParl and the media.

Features numbers from @australiainstitute.org.au research.

Why does the Albanese Government treat Japan’s energy security as more important than our own?

Let's hope someone asks Japan's Ambassador when he speaks at the National Press Club today!

My piece at @thepointau.bsky.social
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The Federal Government's plan for university reform is welcome and much needed.

Australian unis are overseen by Vice-Chancellors paid vast sums of money, who preside over a sector failing its staff and students.

📺Senior Economist Jack Thrower on WIN News
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Big bills, no seat: Some of the federal election's big spenders didn't actually win Independent candidates received and spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to get elected to federal parliament — some unsuccessfully.

What did we learn from yesterday's election data drop and why will we have to wait till February for the full picture?

@rashidajourno.bsky.social explains on SBS News. www.sbs.com.au/news/article...

‘Every dollar counts’: Westpac Rescue spends big on high teas, golf days, lavish balls The service, which has announced an investigation into allegations of a toxic and unsafe workplace, splashes more on fundraising and events than other agencies.

Many NSW residents don't realise that the "Westpac" Rescue Helicopter's operations aren't funded by Westpac, but by taxpayers.

Ripper piece from @sydmorningherald.bsky.social
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The ANU says it's in crisis. Does this look like a financial crisis to you?

Universities in crisis

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In this week's DS episode @jennaprice.bsky.social, Sinclair Davidson, Mark and I discuss the governance crisis in the Australian University sector.

It is telling when folk from across the political spectrum agree on the problem and most of the solution

A thread🧵

"The core problem is a vacuum of accountability. In the university sector, no one is held responsible for failure, at least no one at the top."

@jack-thrower.bsky.social in the Canberra Times

Read:
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Speakers include Steven Miles, David Pocock, Kate Chaney, Jordan van den Lamb, and more!

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I'm speaking at Monash Uni tomorrow about Australia's gas policy mess and Woodside in particular.
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Proof that we're different people (mostly...)

Why is the PM gaslighting Australians on North West Shelf? Given Labor's climate-change assertions, its approval extension of the most climate destroying fossil project in Australia is shocking.

"Australians should insist that the country’s leaders represent the interests of Australians, not multinational gas corporations," writes @markogge.bsky.social.

Why is the Prime Minister gaslighting Australians on North West Shelf? – @thenewdaily.bsky.social

Fix the GST to unlock more than $2 billion for SA - News | InDaily, Inside South Australia Will South Australia accept our shrinking share of the GST and risk even deeper service cuts by 2030? Or will we fight for tax reform?

Fix the GST to unlock more than $2 billion for SA

Noah Schultz-Byard, director of the Australia Institute South Australia asks whether South Australia will accept our shrinking share of the GST and risk even deeper service cuts by 2030, or will we fight for tax reform. #sapol

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Chart showing the growth of seats where a crossbench party or indep either came first or 2nd. IN 1990 it was 3, in 2025 it was 35.

Nearly a quarter of the seats in parliament are "non-classic" contests - where either 1st or 2nd is not a major party - incl the seats held by the ALP, Lib & Nats leaders #OffTheCharts @browne90.bsky.social @skyelark.bsky.social @joshuablackjb.bsky.social
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ANU attacks union poll for lack of integrity, but keeps its own survey results secret Staff trust is necessary for any successful project.

ANU attacks union poll for lack of integrity, but keeps its own survey results secret

@jack-thrower.bsky.social in the Canberra Times, writes on the ANU's scandals and lack of transparency.

ANU attacks union poll for lack of integrity, but keeps its own survey results secret Staff trust is necessary for any successful project.

“In other words, the ANU is saying that the success of their work depends on the public staying in the dark about how ANU staff members are actually feeling.”

@jack-thrower.bsky.social with yet more evidence of opacity and poor governance at ANU.

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