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Simon Birmingham, Minister for Education and Training, said this week that Australia runs one of the most generous student loan schemes in the world. Is that right?
Things we know: we need a bigger climate target. Thing we don’t: how to reach it.
Seven babies died unnecessarily at Bacchus Marsh hospital between 2013 and 2014. The My Hospitals website and other reporting mechanisms gave no sign of any problems.
The experts’ take on Scott Morrison’s first mid-year economic update.
The Northern Territory is joining eastern Australia’s gas market - good news for gas customers.
There isn’t a magical formula which compensates everyone for an increase in the GST - but there is a way to ensure fairness.
The Coalition tried to justify its failed GP co-payment as an attempt to rein in consumers, who were driving the increase in Medicare costs. Turns out government policy was mostly to blame.
Driverless cars and the use of drones are just two things the Innovation Statement should address.
The rhetoric is that “catch-up” superannuation contributions help low income earners. But it’s a myth.
Australians who live in another country for more than six months will now have to pay back their student loans.
The private health insurance is complicated and difficult to navigate. Here’s what we need to do to better protect consumers.
A lack of government guidance on how student tuition fees should be used by universities is resulting in money for teaching being spent on research instead.
If Australia’s new prime minister wishes to lead a successful 21st-century government, he must tackle the rise in chronic disease and use data to constantly improve the system.
New Education Minister Simon Birmingham says the Turnbull government will abandon plans to deregulate university fees in time for 2016.
Allowing first home buyers to tap their super would worsen housing affordability, leave many people with less to retire on, and cost taxpayers in the long run.
Not only is repeating a year unhelpful, it’s one of the few educational interventions that does a great deal of harm.
International students are more attracted to universities that charge more, so would price equal quality in the eyes of Aussie students if fees were uncapped?
Your choice of university may have a significant impact on your life, so it is worth gathering the information needed to make a good decision.
To avoid ineffective treatments, we need a new way to identify and reduce questionable care. A new Grattan Institute report shows how to do it.
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Deputy Program Director, Energy and Climate Change, Grattan Institute
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Senior Associate, Grattan Institute
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Program Director, Economic Policy, Grattan Institute
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Associate researcher, Grattan Institute
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Associate Disability Program, Grattan Institute
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Senior Associate, Health Program, Grattan Institute, Grattan Institute
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Deputy Program Director, Economic Policy, Grattan Institute
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Deputy Program Director, Budgets and Government, Grattan Institute
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Associate, Grattan Institute
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Transport and Cities Program Director, Grattan Institute
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Senior Associate, Grattan Institute
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Program Director, Health and Aged Care, Grattan Institute
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Disability Program Director, Grattan Institute
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Program Director, Energy, Grattan Institute
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Deputy Program Director, Migration and Labour Markets, Grattan Institute
