Rod Campbell
@rodcampbell
Economist and Research Director at @australiainstitute.org.au Honorary Fellow, Deakin University. NOT the author of "Dear Zoo", "Oh Dear" and other classics.
Good to see Julie Bishop's trashing of ANU starting to be cleaned up. thepoint.com.au/new/260825-a...
I'm talking climate and local gov at City of Port Phillip (St Kilda - Sth Melb) tomorrow night! It's a PECAN event with me, Mayor @alexmakin.bsky.social and @mitzituke.bsky.social from @nillumbik.bsky.social. Come down if you're nearby. @australiainstitute.org.au pecan.org.au/2026/08/04/c...
Please enjoy a game of tax haven bingo with the list of bet365 subsidiaries...
Gambling companies are taking the piss. bet365 has taken $1.3 billion from Aus punters and claims never to have made a profit. Never paid company tax. Here's my post over on @amyremeikis.bsky.social 's liveblog. live.thepoint.com.au/2026/08/the-...
The coal lobby's latest nonsense economics report is due out tomorrow. Coal Australia claims 782,000 jobs. ABS says 40,000 🤔
In Melb's bayside suburbs on Thursday night? Join me and @zoedaniel.bsky.social to talk climate, policy and #Auspol with Bayside Climate Crisis Action Group! @australiainstitute.org.au events.humanitix.com/is-the-austr...
Here's the second key chart, levels of fraud by business and in NDIS are similar proportionately:
Tax fraud by business is worse than NDIS fraud. Yet cuts to NDIS, kid gloves for business. Important piece over on The Point, key charts below thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
Considering the role of gas in the gov's energy policy and the hype around gas 'shortages', AEMO's forecast of near-zero gas use for electricity out to 2035 has had very little coverage. Here's my post over on The Point blog... live.thepoint.com.au/2026/06/the-...
Go Aussie councils! Unanimous call for a levy on coal and gas exports. My post over on @thepointau.bsky.social blog w @amyremeikis.bsky.social live.thepoint.com.au/2026/06/the-...
Tax fraud by businesses is far worse than NDIS fraud, yet we hear about NDIS "rorts" all the time. More on this soon.
Stunning expose of gun lobby capture of Vic Labor. Must-read for anyone interested in #SpringSt, or guns in Aus generally In @thesaturdaypaper.com.au, feat research from @australiainstitute.org.au www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/2026/06...
Important piece debunking NDIS fraud claims. Disabled Australians deliberately screwed by known BS. Sickening. thepoint.com.au/news/260604-...
Big review of Aus climate policy and carbon offsets coming up. Probably a good time to repost this: australiainstitute.org.au/post/here-ar...
Reminder, Australia has the most expensive secondary schooling IN THE WORLD... australiainstitute.org.au/post/austral...
Private schools are sending Australians broke! Literally! Private schools file more bankruptcy proceedings than banks, insurance companies and local governments...COMBINED. My post over on @thepointau.bsky.social liveblog. live.thepoint.com.au/2026/05/the-...
Paul Keating on @thepointau.bsky.social Love it!! thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
Australia, your Prime Minister has gone full gas shill. Here's the transcript...ON HIS OWN WEBSITE. www.pm.gov.au/media/radio-...
On behalf of all Australian taxpayers, thank you for the $88 billion, Dave Richardson, Ben Oquist, @australiainstitute.org.au! Could not be more proud of you guys. live.thepoint.com.au/2026/05/the-...
Is this the first ever budget to focus more on raising revenue than on spending cuts? If so, this seems pretty important. Thoughts welcome, my piece on Point Liveblog here and below... live.thepoint.com.au/2026/05/the-...
The AFR take on tax reform: "take from the poor and gives to the rich." My colleague Dave Richardson nailing it over on @thepointau.bsky.social liveblog w @amyremeikis.bsky.social live.thepoint.com.au/2026/05/the-...
Great to see gas tax facts from @australiainstitute.org.au all over the @australia.theguardian.com site! www.theguardian.com/au
This is just one example. I've been writing about similar deals in the NT for years now... australiainstitute.org.au/report/frack...
Reminder... Albo and Plibersek weakened env laws for this corrupt foreign company and its friends. Tell me again how great the Tas salmon industry is! www.afr.com/companies/ag...
Albo promises $1 billion for a white elephant container port while WA housing, ed and health systems beg for help. Great piece by MUA's Will Tracey on @thepointau.bsky.social thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
He followed it up with this big hit... live.thepoint.com.au/2026/04/the-...
Some really strong stuff by @davidpocock.bsky.social against Chevron in today's gas tax hearings: live.thepoint.com.au/2026/04/the-...