Labor’s proposal for 50% renewables demonstrates in spades how poisonous climate change politics has trumped good policy.
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Who supports increasing the GST and who is against it? What does ‘regressive tax’ mean? And who will be worse off? Our experts give the answers.
Labor says it hasn’t yet decided what climate policy to take to the next election, although this week’s leak has bolstered the idea that it will involve carbon pricing – a subject with a long and vexed history for the party.
Any health reform proposals should start by addressing public hospitals and chronic care. But successful change in these areas requires getting the state-Commonwealth funding and incentives right.
A research focus on transport can help improve existing infrastructure and guide future developments, and tailor them to Australia’s unique needs.
The superannuation sector argues it is competitive, but that doesn’t mean it’s efficient.
Knowledge for the sake of knowledge is important, but universities, as public institutions, have a responsibility to fulfil their public role too.
While the recent emissions reduction auction in Australia was a success, much more needs to be done to build an effective climate policy.
When it comes to climate change and Australia’s economic future, different crystal balls can produce vastly different results.
The two announcements in the federal budget beg the question: is a piece of infrastructure really needed or is it being built to buy popularity?
The Federal Budget 2015 makes little mention of emissions reductions or renewable energy, but does feature funding boosts for drought assistance and the Great Barrier Reef. What else is in?
The budget trajectory relies on a lot going right at a time when the government hasn’t seen many green shoots.
The big surprise about this year’s health budget was what wasn’t there – billions of dollars in expected savings from the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme.
Overseas debtors should have to repay their student loans, but it won’t recoup as much as repayments from deceased estates.
Expecting the My School website to improve learning outcomes assumes that parents will see a drop in results and move their child to the other school down the road - but markets in education just don’t work like this.
Any forecast 30 years ahead is fraught with uncertainty, so we should be wary of warnings Australia was on a trajectory of debt and deficit heading to 122% of GDP.
Big reforms in taxation and competition policy are on the table for the Abbott government, but has it spent too much political capital to get any of them across the line?
Mike Baird’s Liberal National coalition has been comfortably returned to government in New South Wales, despite a 9% statewide swing against it on the two-party preferred vote.
As well as being responsible for a large share of total costs, people who visit the GP more often are more likely to live in the most disadvantaged areas, and to report being in poor health.
In recent years higher education enrolments have surged. This is triggering many policy issues including ballooning student debt.
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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
