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Brokering peace among the factions appearing in National Cabinet will be key to a successful transition to reopening Australia. But there are many gaps in the plan.
The national average in literacy and numeracy has been unaffected by 2020’s disruptions. But will have to wait until the full NAPLAN data is released to understand the affect on vulnerable students.
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.
Compared to ten similar countries, Australia does well on equity and health care outcomes. But it still has a way to go on access and how well the health system fits together.
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.
If we open up the international borders before enough of the population is vaccinated, hospitals could become overwhelmed and deaths would be unacceptably high.
With enough vaccine supplies coming online from October, the government has no excuse not to have all arrangements in place for an efficient vaccination program. Here’s what needs to change.
With higher rates of vaccination, the current COVID outbreaks may have been more easily managed.
It’s not enough to deliver what the treasurer calls “sobering news”, there are things we can do.
With more than 850 changes to Medicare on the cards, the system needs time to adjust. Hasty implementation may mean patients face higher gap fees.
Most skills shortages are temporary. When migrations resumes, the ones we select will be here for decades.
Some Australian states have committed to 100% renewable energy targets, or even 200% renewable energy targets. But this doesn’t mean their electricity is, or will be, emissions free.
Charging for rezoning is a move other states should follow, as are land taxes. Stamp duty hikes, not so much.
Victoria has had the guts to raise new taxes, support the economy and shrink the deficit.
A sustainable private health insurance system requires enough young, healthy people paying premiums and not making claims. But government policies haven’t achieved this. Here’s what to try instead.
Three big firms win almost all the $1 billion-plus contracts. And they often team up in joint ventures, further reducing the competition that would keep the price tags of road and rail projects down.
An extra A$17.7 billion for aged care seems like a lot, but it still falls short of the royal commission’s recommendations.
There’s much more new spending on aged care than there is on infrastructure. That’s a change.
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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
