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Shoebridge says US submission on online safety laws an ‘extraordinary intervention’ – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Sep 22

Tougher spending caps proposed for major parties

Independent challengers would be able to out-spend their major party rivals under an electoral spending proposal aimed at removing the incumbents' advantage.

AAP · Sep 22

Call for action to address gambling harm as report finds Australians lose average of $1,600 a year

Grattan Institute says losses in Australia are double those in the US, and poker machines are more common in Australian suburbs than ATMs

The Guardian - AU · Sep 4, 2024

Regional roads in dire state as Australian councils made to waste money on grants tribute signs: report

Grattan Institute says Australia’s regional roads are a ‘dangerous disgrace’ due to paltry federal funding

The Guardian - AU · Nov 12, 2023

Danielle Wood to become first woman to head Productivity Commission

Labor appoints well-known Grattan Institute chief after senior Victorian treasury official Chris Barrett pulls out of recruitment process

The Guardian - AU · Sep 6, 2023

Households will need government help to turn off gas

Australia needs a deadline for ditching gas appliances like cooktops and hot water heaters, a new Grattan report has found.

The New Daily · Jun 19, 2023

Many teachers find planning with colleagues a waste of time. Here's how to improve it

Creating protected time for teachers to collaborate with colleagues provides – in theory – an opportunity for teachers to improve teaching, and reduces the time they have to spend in the evenings and on weekends preparing for class.

The Conversation · Apr 19, 2023

Super tax concessions don't cost $45 billion a year and won't cost more than the pension

You may have read this week that Australia’s super tax breaks are excessively generous (“well beyond any plausible purpose”) and that their costs unsustainable.

The Conversation · Apr 13, 2023

Redesigned stage-three tax cuts among options that could halve $50bn budget deficit, report says

More changes to super tax breaks and a royalty on offshore gas suggested as Grattan Institute warns deficit must shrink to avoid rising debt interest bill

The Guardian - AU · Apr 11, 2023

Increase GST rather than change tax on super, expert says

Proposed changes to super pension payments have been questioned by some experts, who say more comprehensive tax reform would be better.

The New Daily · Apr 10, 2023