--- title: "The Australia Institute: \"Australia’s biggest polluters are still winning new approval…\" | Election Computer" description: "Australia’s biggest polluters are still winning new approvals. The trick is carbon offsets.\n\nUnder the Safeguard Mechanism, fossil fuel facilities can" url: "https://election.computer/ad/ad467426c8837305f4aba0d8fc3f17911c4bff545378f370dcb5899fd8963b08" --- [Home](https://election.computer/) / [Ads](https://election.computer/ads) / [The Australia Institute](https://election.computer/who/the-australia-institute) **The Australia Institute** Sponsored Australia’s biggest polluters are still winning new approvals. The trick is carbon offsets. Under the Safeguard Mechanism, fossil fuel facilities can buy credits instead of cutting pollution. Some of those credits are generated by not logging native forests that were never going to be logged. Join four speakers in Launceston on how the offsets loophole works and what it would take to close it. 📅 Wednesday 11 November 🕡 6.30pm to 7.30pm AEDT 📍 The Royal Oak Hotel, 14 Brisbane St, Launceston ![](https://election.computer/media/ad467426c8837305f4aba0d8fc3f17911c4bff545378f370dcb5899fd8963b08?w=480) nb.australiainstitute.org.au **Free Event | Registration Essential** See details Interest group, Federal # [The Australia Institute](https://election.computer/who/the-australia-institute) Spent $200–$299 Times shown 15K–20K Running since 16 Oct 2026 Still running. ## What the ad says Australia’s biggest polluters are still winning new approvals. The trick is carbon offsets. Under the Safeguard Mechanism, fossil fuel facilities can buy credits instead of cutting pollution. Some of those credits are generated by not logging native forests that were never going to be logged. Join four speakers in Launceston on how the offsets loophole works and what it would take to close it. 📅 Wednesday 11 November 🕡 6.30pm to 7.30pm AEDT 📍 The Royal Oak Hotel, 14 Brisbane St, Launceston Links to nb.australiainstitute.org.au See it in Meta's Ad Library - [Started 16 Oct 2026](https://www.facebook.com/ads/library/?id=2584588558707629) $200–$299, running ## More from The Australia Institute [All their ads](https://election.computer/who/the-australia-institute) - [![Clear explainers. Sharp analysis. Fact checks. Quality research. We break down the big issues, with journalism and analysis you can trust ](https://election.computer/media/c7421bc0eee44f3054a41b8db57652f79c49b5ce2b0699e5f6bbd361c68fe5c3?w=480) $17.7K–$20.7K spent Running since 21 Sept](https://election.computer/ad/c7421bc0eee44f3054a41b8db57652f79c49b5ce2b0699e5f6bbd361c68fe5c3) - [![Clear explainers. Sharp analysis. Fact checks. Quality research. We break down the big issues, with journalism and analysis you can trust ](https://election.computer/media/ca11204424099ffb17e6094b8708d0f722207fc4a836ff4b1304aafc2fee1bea?w=480) $15K–$20K spent Running since 20 Aug](https://election.computer/ad/ca11204424099ffb17e6094b8708d0f722207fc4a836ff4b1304aafc2fee1bea) - [![Australia Institute research shows we lose out on $350 million every week without a gas export tax. Help us put this ad on TV 👉 Donate now](https://election.computer/media/ca6cc83c137fb953eba264e1e024a9a3dd356a4fca8e443a3fa74c3adf67af70?w=480) $5K–$6.2K spent Running since 6 Oct](https://election.computer/ad/ca6cc83c137fb953eba264e1e024a9a3dd356a4fca8e443a3fa74c3adf67af70) - [![Australia Institute research shows we lose out on $350 million every week without a gas export tax. Help us put this ad on TV 👉 Donate now](https://election.computer/media/91bc02dadc0a7a8a91afae1f8d93d5bbf4aaed3713028480349607d41cad39a7?w=480) $3.6K–$5.6K spent Running since 6 Oct](https://election.computer/ad/91bc02dadc0a7a8a91afae1f8d93d5bbf4aaed3713028480349607d41cad39a7) --- Ads and spend from Meta's Ad Library, checked every Sunday, last on 11 Nov 2026\. Meta reports spend as a range for each ad, so every total here is a range too. [Search](https://election.computer/search) [Who's spending](https://election.computer/who) [Federal divisions](https://election.computer/seats/federal) [Senators](https://election.computer/mps/senate) [How this works](https://election.computer/about) For AI agents: [site guide (llms.txt)](https://election.computer/llms.txt), [sitemap](https://election.computer/sitemap.xml), [developer guide](https://election.computer/developers.md). Every page is available as Markdown: send `Accept: text/markdown` or add `.md` to the path.