Simple changes to Australia’s skilled migration points test could boost visa-holders’ earnings, government budgets and Australia’s productivity.
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Access to dental care in Australia is worse than ever and is simply unaffordable to many.
Australia’s clean energy transition cannot succeed unless the government opens debate and decision-making to many more voices.
Millions of high-risk older Australians aren’t getting recommended vaccinations against COVID, the flu, pneumococcal disease and shingles.
This is probably a good thing for the government, because the transition to renewables isn’t going as well as it needs to
Eating too much salt is bad for our health. Governments and food manufacturers have a big role to play in reducing the salt content of Australians’ diets.
The disability royal commission was a once-in-a-lifetime chance to investigate the realities of life for disabled Australians. But it missed three critical areas in need or urgent reform.
The Prime Minister’s message to delegates at the Labor national conference was, in essence: be patient, don’t rock the boat, you shouldn’t expect the government to do all you want all at once.
A new report from the Grattan Institute shows most households can save thousands of dollars by getting off gas and switching to electric appliances.
Simply setting aside time for collaboration doesn’t always lead to better outcomes for teachers or students. Effective collaboration requires skilful leadership and a common language.
Michelle with Chalmers, Taylor and Wood
In this podcast, we talk to Chalmers, shadow treasurer Angus Taylor, and the head of the Grattan Institute Danielle Wood about power prices, tax pressures and spending reforms
Politics with Michelle Grattan: Grattan Institute’s Danielle Wood on election’s thin policy debate
Michelle Grattan speaks with Danielle Wood, the CEO of the Grattan Institute, an independent think tank, where policy experts research and advocate for policies to improve Australians' lives.
There’s more spending on small local projects, so does it follow that it’s ‘pork-barrelling’? A new report shows what really matters is if the money is allocated under objective, transparent criteria.
When a homeowning couple splits, it is the woman who is most likely to be forced to rent. Our proposal would help change that.
The demands of the job mean teachers don’t have enough time to ensure they do the best-quality teaching they can. But our new report has a plan for governments.
The $10 billion fund will provide only $450 million for social housing per year, and less when markets turn down, but such funds can make financial sense.
Grattan Institute analysis shows it’s possible to achieve a vastly lower-emissions electricity system in less than two decades – if governments can muster the courage.
Governments cannot keep making unrealistic promises about easing restrictions at 70% and 80% adult vaccination, a plan that relied on optimistic scenarios in the first place.
A new report says sometimes the best decision to reduce emissions is to invest in new technology before it’s fully proven. Government will have to share the risks.
To get to stage C of the plan out of COVID, 80% of adults over 16 need to be vaccinated. But that equates to just under 65% of all Australians – too low to safely open international borders.
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Honorary Enterprise Professor, School of Population and Global Health, and Department of General Practice and Primary Care, The University of Melbourne
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Professiorial Fellow, The University of Melbourne
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Program Director, Economic Policy, Grattan Institute
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Chief executive officer, Grattan Institute
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Senior Associate, Grattan Institute
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Researcher, Grattan Institute
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Associate, Grattan Institute
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Professor in the Practice of Higher Education Policy, Australian National University
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Deputy Program Director, Budgets and Government, Grattan Institute
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Program Director, Health and Aged Care, Grattan Institute
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Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland
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Director, Policy Impact, College of Business and Economics, Australian National University
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Senior Associate, Grattan Institute
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Transport and Cities Program Director, Grattan Institute
