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‘Very vague’: infrastructure experts question pre-election rail promises for NSW

Both major parties make promises over Newcastle to Sydney travel times, without detail

The Guardian - AU

Would you drive on this?

Election cycles come and go, but every year regional and rural Australians are forced to put up with roads so bad they threaten lives and livelihoods.

ABC News

Tax rise for low- and middle-income workers possible as LMITO's fate hangs on federal budget

With cost-of-living concerns dogging the government ahead of next week's federal budget and the upcoming election, experts are again questioning whether its tax cuts are directed at those who need them most.

ABC News

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It’s nonsense for Angus Taylor to suggest Australia could face an energy crisis like Europe’s

Australia already has energy independence and extracts more gas than it needs to meet domestic demand. Indeed three-quarters is exported as LNG

The Guardian - AU

Victorian government calls for ‘fair’ commonwealth funding for transport projects

Grattan Institute report finds ‘consistent pattern’ of transport funding going to political battleground states

The Guardian - AU

As federal government spending on small transport projects creeps up, marginal seats get a bigger share

Brace for the federal election – the transport promises have begun. Some are pretty big, such as Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce’s A$678 million for the Outback Highway, and Opposition leader Anthony Albanese’s $500 million down-payment on faster rail between Newcastle and Sydney. If history is any guide, a rush…

The Conversation

Urban congestion funding for Coalition and marginal seats far outstrips safe Labor seats, report finds

At last election, just one of 71 Coalition promises worth $100m or more based on approved business case, says Grattan Institute

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It's time Australia dumped its bureaucratic list-based approach to temporary work visas

Australia’s temporary skilled migration program is hard for businesses to use while still not protecting migrants from exploitation.

The Conversation

Australia should grant temporary visas for all jobs earning over $70,000, report says

Grattan Institute says targeting higher-wage migrants will better address skills shortages and workers should be able to change employers

The Guardian - AU

Last year, half a million Australians couldn't afford to fill a script. Here's how to rein in rising health costs

Nearly every Australian uses some part of the health system every year, whether it be going to the GP, getting a prescription filled, or seeing a specialist.

The Conversation

Call for bold reforms from election winner

The Grattan Institute says whoever wins the upcoming election should take on ambitious policy agenda so Australian can emerge from the pandemic more prosperous.

AAP

‘Crucial moment’: Next prime minister must go big on reform, Grattan Institute says

The Grattan Institute has warned Australians face a further decline in living standards and inaction on climate change unless there are massive reforms.

The New Daily

Older women often rent in poverty – shared home equity could help some escape

Many older Australian women face insecure futures. Those who are single, divorced or widowed are much more likely to suffer poverty, housing stress and homelessness.

The Conversation

News Corp claims coal and gas moratorium would be a revenue ‘black hole’. How much would it really cost?

Grattan Institute energy experts say News Corp’s eye-watering figures on the projected costs and job losses of an improbable moratorium are ‘inflated’

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The myth that won't die: shutting down immigration did not kickstart the economy

Australia’s unemployment rate – now at 4.2% – is at its lowest in more than a decade. It’s not too far off slipping below 4%, something that hasn’t happened for the best part of half a century.

The Conversation

When aged care workers earn just $22 an hour, a one-off payment won’t fix the wage problem

The federal government’s promise of up to A$800 between now and May for aged care workers is a short-term political “fix” designed to cover over a long-term policy failure.

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$177 million flowed to Australian political parties last year, but major donors can easily hide

The Australian Electoral Commission has updated its database of financial disclosure information for 2020-21.

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