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title: "The Australia Institute: \"For decades, Australians were told climate action would cost…\" | Politics Computer"
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# [The Australia Institute](https://politics.computer/who/the-australia-institute) 

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Under $200

Times shown

100–1K

Running since

10 Nov 2026

Run as 2 separate ads, 2 still running. Figures add up all of them.

## What the ad says

For decades, Australians were told climate action would cost too much. But who produced the numbers? Who funded the research? And how did those ideas shape public policy? Royce Kurmelovs investigates. 📖 Means, Motive and Opportunity Pre-order now.

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