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For years, the electricity sector has been the poster child for emissions cuts in Australia. The sector achieved a stunning 26% drop in emissions over the past 15 years, while other sectors have hardly budged. The share of renewable energy has gone from 7.5% to more than 30% in that…

A central focus of this week’s budget is the treasury’s forecast for inflation.

Australia needs a reading guarantee, the Grattan Institute says.

If you listen to the dreamers, hydrogen is the magical fuel of the future that can replace everything from the petrol in your car to the coal in a steelworks.

A Senate committee has investigated why so many Australians are missing out on dental care and made 35 recommendations for reform.

Each year, vaccines prevent thousands of deaths and hospitalisations in Australia.

If you’re a driver, particularly in the country, you could be forgiven for thinking potholes have become a design feature of Australia’s local roads.

Rates for shot against pneumococcal disease are also lagging, Grattan Institute says, urging government to increase take-up

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

Tax reform is hard but the incoming head of the Productivity Commission still believes it's possible - and necessary.

"We're still eating too much salt and we don't have the policies to change that"