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Everything you need to know about Australian public policy. Grattan Institute is dedicated to developing high quality public policy for Australia’s future. Our podcasts cover a range of public policy topics focusing on the main issues facing Australia. Our podcasts concentrate on budget policy, e...
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How Australia can expand carbon pricing
Australia will fail to hit its climate change target of net zero by 2050 unless it imposes a constraint on emissions from the electricity sector.
Why fixing the workforce gender balance matters
Australia's workforce is almost evenly split between men and women, yet fewer than one in four Australians work in a gender balanced occupation.
How to build a better tax system: Economic Reform Roundtable recap
This week, the Economic Reform Roundtable met to discuss how to boost Australia's productivity, where Grattan Institute's CEO spoke on four key areas...
Grading the 2025 NAPLAN results
Over 1.3 million students sat the NAPLAN tests in March, which provides a health check on Australia's education system.
Now, the results...
Gas: Love it or hate it? It's complicated...
Some people love it, some people hate it. But whatever you feel about gas, Australia urgently needs a gas strategy. Listen to our energy experts Aliso...
How to save the NDIS
The NDIS is a vital part of Australia’s social fabric, but the scheme has grown too big, too fast.
Grattan’s new report, Saving the ND...
Why superannuation tax breaks need to be cut
Over decades of compulsory contributions, Australians have amassed $4 trillion in retirement savings. But behind this headline success lies a range of...
How to improve Australians' access to specialist care
No one looks forward to seeing a specialist—whether it’s a cardiologist, paediatrician, or psychiatrist. A referral often signals your GP is concerned...
The Maths Guarantee: How to Boost Students' Learning in Primary Schools
Australia has a maths problem: one in three Australian school students fail to achieve proficiency in maths.
When maths is taught well, c...
Election 2025: Evaluating the housing policies
Whether it’s increasing rent or mortgage repayments, the surging cost of buying a house or simply finding a secure place to live, Australians are stru...
Analysing the 2025 federal Budget
Is the 2025 federal Budget right for these economic times? In this special pre-election Grattan podcast, our experts give their verdict.
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Orange Book 2025: Policy priorities for the federal government
As Australia prepares for the 2025 federal election, our new Orange Book identifies the big reforms needed to set Australia on a more prosperous path....
How to boost child vaccination rates
For decades, Australia has been a global leader in child immunization efforts.
Vaccination has protected millions of children from preven...
The RBA has cut rates. Now what?
Last Tuesday, the Reserve Bank of Australia delivered its first rate cut in over four years.
For many, the tumultuous years of rate rise...
Why Rent Assistance needs to rise
Most Australians have enough to enjoy a comfortable retirement. But too many retirees who rent are being left behind.
Today, two thirds o...
What are 'GP deserts' (and how to fix them)?
Some communities are “GP deserts”, where there are too few GPs to ensure everyone can get the care they need when they need it. These communities are...
The Wonks' List: The Best Technical Policy Reads of 2024
Each year, our staff curate the Wonks' List, a selection of the best technical reads for policy enthusiasts. From the housing crisis to trade policy,...
Super stressful: how Australia can simplify retirement incomes
Do you find the idea of planning for your retirement overwhelming? If that’s you, you’re not alone.
Our new report shows about 80 per ce...
Crunching the numbers on the Coalition's nuclear plan
Peter Dutton has released the costings for the Coalition's nuclear energy plan, proposing to build seven nuclear power stations at the sites of curren...
Prime Minister's Summer Reading List 2024
Each year, Grattan Institute selects its best books of the past 12 months – recommended reading for the Prime Minister, and indeed all Australians, ov...
What the Annual Climate Change Statement means for Australia
Every year, the federal government releases a Climate Change Statement, which documents progress towards Australia’s climate targets. This year’s stat...
Housing policy heats up
It’s been a big week for housing policy. Federal Opposition Leader Peter Dutton and Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan both announced policies designed t...
Should Australia curb negative gearing?
Negative gearing is back on the table with Jim Chalmers asking Treasury to model changes to property tax breaks. It's not a new proposal for Labor, wi...
Should Australia invest in nuclear power?
Nuclear energy is a hotly contested topic for the upcoming election, with both sides of politics looking for a plan that enables Australia to hit net...
How to prevent gambling harm in Australia
Gambling is everywhere. And Australia's lax approach to gambling regulation shows. We have the highest gambling losses in the world.
Whil...
How to reform NDIS housing and support
The National Disability Insurance Scheme is failing many Australians with profound disability. More than 43,000 people with intensive support packages...
Unpacking the 2024 NAPLAN results
The 2024 NAPLAN school test results show one in three Australian students are not on track with their learning.
The results also reveal...
Will interest rates ever stop going up?
Over the past two years, it's been hard to see an end to interest rate rises. Homeowners have been slogged with one mortgage increase after another. ...
How to boost GPs' patient vaccination rates
Vaccines save lives. Yet the likelihood an older Australian is vaccinated varies hugely by GP.
For some GPs, 90 per cent of older patien...
Analysing the 2024 NSW Budget
This week, the NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey handed down his second budget since Labor took office. At the same time, the NSW government is facing risi...
Should Australia abandon the Paris Agreement?
The federal government's 2030 emissions reduction target is under serious threat. Under the International Paris Agreement, Australia has committed to...
How to reform points-tested visas
Skilled migrants contribute greatly to Australia's prosperity, shaping our diverse society, making us more productive, and boosting Australians' earni...
Budget 2024: The Grattan verdict
What's Grattan's verdict on Budget 2024?
CEO Aruna Sathanapally and a panel of Grattan experts, including Dr. Sam Bennett, Alison Reeve,...
Why Australia needs a sugary drinks tax
Australia: it's time for a sugary drinks tax.
Sugary drinks are the biggest single source of sugar in our diets, and they increase peopl...
How Australia can navigate to a post-coal future
Most Australians don't spend much time thinking about the electricity system, as long as the lights turn on. But the National Energy Market (NEM) is g...
Will this bill get the NDIS back on track?
The future of the NDIS – Australia’s world-leading scheme to support people with disability – is in doubt because the costs are exploding.
Is Australia running out of gas?
The Australian Energy Market Operator has published its annual Gas Statement of Opportunities report. The report forecasts difficult times ahead for A...
Why Australia should trial multi-school organisations
School principals can make a big impact. A highly effective principal can raise student achievement by up to seven months a year for a typical student...
Australia's gender pay gap revealed
The release of Australian gender pay gap data by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency has highlighted the big discrepancies in women's salaries, the a...
Is 2024 the year of the renter?
Rents keep going up and up, and it doesn't seem like a reprieve is coming any time soon. The Reserve Bank has indicated that rent inflation is likely...