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Health budget 2022 spends a little on favoured interest groups but misses a chance for real reform

The 2022 budget is an election-year budget. So stakeholders have been pushing their wheelbarrows up the hill to Parliament House to lobby for extra largesse to flow their way.

The Conversation · Mar 29, 2022

‘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 · Mar 29, 2022

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 · Mar 26, 2022

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

The Guardian - AU · Mar 20, 2022

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 · Mar 15, 2022

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 · Mar 15, 2022

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 · Mar 6, 2022

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 · Feb 27, 2022

‘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 · Feb 27, 2022

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 · Feb 23, 2022