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The Australia Institute snubs the coal, hard facts

9 July 2018

5:58 PM

9 July 2018

5:58 PM

Advocacy is core business for think tanks, but when does advocacy become propaganda? When the think tank is the grandly named Australia Institute, is one answer.

The latest episode in False and Misleading from the “Institute” is the claim that the Queensland government receives more in motor vehicle registration and traffic fines than it does in coal royalties.

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