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Gambling is causing great harm. Here’s how to tip the odds back in the community’s favour

Gambling harm dwells in the dark, often in the night hours, usually unspoken, yet it casts long shadows across our communities. But the spotlight is finally on gambling and the industry that pulls the strings.

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Wondering what to make of warnings about our electricity system? The outlook is improving – but we’re not out of the woods

Every year, authorities release a snapshot of how reliable our electricity supply will be in the coming decade. And each time, commentators have divergent takes on what it all means.

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Are you up to date with your COVID, flu and other shots? It might depend on who your GP is

Too many older Australians are missing out on recommended vaccinations for COVID, flu, shingles and pneumococcal that can protect them from serious illness, hospitalisation and even death.

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Victoria’s $1.2 billion school tutoring program has not ‘significantly improved’ learning. How could it work better?

The Victorian Auditor-General has just released an audit of Victoria’s A$1.2 billion tutoring program designed to help struggling students post-COVID.

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‘No credible reason’ to expect cheaper power bills under Peter Dutton’s nuclear energy plan, experts say

Tony Wood of the Grattan Institute rejects Coalition’s claim electricity prices are high due to Labor’s renewables policy

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In some parts of Australia, local roads are falling apart. Here’s an easy federal fix

There are local councils in Australia that can’t afford to fix their roads, part of the problem is simply that they aren’t in Australia’s biggest states.

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The states want a bigger say in skilled migration – but doing that actually leaves them worse off

State and territory governments have long wanted a bigger say in Australia’s migration system. But our latest report shows states would actually be better off if the federal government no longer allowed them to nominate which skilled migrants they want.

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How should the skilled migration points test be reformed? It’s an $84 billion question

As the government consults on potential reforms to points-tested visas for skilled migrants, the stakes couldn’t be higher.

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Peter Dutton’s migration cuts would cost budget $34bn over coming decades, thinktank calculates

Grattan Institute estimate backs Jim Chalmers’ claim move would cost ‘billions’ – but opposition leader labels treasurer’s statement ‘voodoo economics’

The Guardian - AU

Clean energy slump – why Australia’s renewables revolution is behind schedule, and how to fix it

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…

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At the heart of the budget is the sad truth the economy is weak. That’s one reason inflation will fall

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

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ACT is not embracing evidence on reading, parents 'in the dark', report says

Australia needs a reading guarantee, the Grattan Institute says.

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Hyped and expensive, hydrogen has a place in Australia’s energy transition, but only with urgent government support

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.

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Reform delay causes dental decay. It’s time for a national deal to fund dental care

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

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Millions of high-risk Australians aren't getting vaccinated. A policy reset could save lives

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

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Think potholes on our roads are getting worse? You're right – and here's why

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.

The Guardian - AU

Australia needs new adult vaccination plan for Covid, flu and shingles, report warns

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

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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

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Politics, media, psychology thwart tax reform: Grattan

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

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We'd all benefit from salt reduction

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

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Slashing salt can save lives – and it won’t hurt your hip pocket or tastebuds

Each year, more than 2,500 Australians die from diseases linked to eating too much salt.

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Australia is leaving thousands of international graduates in visa limbo, and it’s about to get worse

Many international students come to Australia with the hope of staying permanently.

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The Greens were right to agree to pass Australia's Housing Future Fund bill – the case for further delay was weak

The Housing Australia Future Fund, or HAFF, will finally pass the Senate this week, most likely on Thursday.

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Pharmacists should be able to work with GPs to prescribe medicines for long-term conditions

A national review of primary care workforce regulations is investigating ways to increase Australians’ access to quality health care.

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National Cabinet’s new housing plan could fix our rental crisis and save renters billions

Wednesday’s National Cabinet meeting set itself a huge task: to fix Australia’s rental crisis. Thankfully, given rents are rising at their fastest rate in decades, the plan it produced just might do the trick.

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