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How to reduce emissions in Australia's industrial sector
Australia faces the great challenge of climate change. If we keep going the way we are going, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) ha…
5 years, 1 month ago
Why vaccinating 80% of the population is our ticket out of lockdowns (and how to get there)
Compared to the rest of the world, Australia has fared incredibly well throughout the global COVID pandemic. We have had fewer cases and deaths than …
5 years, 2 months ago
Gridlock: removing barriers to policy reform
Australia’s governance is going backwards. Without change, there is little prospect for many substantial policy reforms that would increase Australia…
5 years, 2 months ago
Towards net zero: how to reduce emissions in the transport sector
Australia’s state and territory governments have all committed to reach net-zero emissions by 2050 - or earlier. And the Federal Government has indic…
5 years, 3 months ago
What the new super reforms mean for you
The federal government’s Your Future, Your Super Bill, which passed Parliament in June, is the latest in a long line of reforms aimed at reining in A…
5 years, 3 months ago
COVID catch-up: one year later
In June 2020, Grattan Institute published a report called COVID catch-up: helping disadvantaged students close the equity gap. What we didn’t know wa…
5 years, 4 months ago
How to fix Australia's COVID vaccine rollout
Australia’s vaccine rollout has been a train-wreck. Missed deadlines. A lack of transparency. Not to mention, expensive. And data published by The A…
5 years, 4 months ago
How to reform permanent skilled migration in Australia
With Australia's borders closed because of the pandemic, it's no wonder that migration is at an all-time low. Yet the COVID crisis provides a unique …
5 years, 4 months ago
Megabang for megabucks: driving a harder bargain on megaprojects
Taxpayers end up paying too much for major road and rail projects in Australia because governments don’t drive a hard bargain on contracts with the b…
5 years, 5 months ago
Peering into the budget crystal ball with Danielle Wood
It’s the most wonderful time of the year – for wonks that is. The Federal Government will soon release their May budget. But with economic recovery …
5 years, 5 months ago