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$1,000 for a one-hour appointment: why are fees for Australia’s specialist doctors skyrocketing?

Out-of-pocket costs are increasing faster than inflation and population growth – but increasing Medicare rebates might not be a magic bullet

The Guardian - AU

Australian homes could be $100k cheaper in 10 years with one change to zoning rules, report finds

Allowing three-storey townhouses and apartments to be built across all residential land would unlock more than 1m homes in Sydney alone, according to modelling

The Guardian - AU

Australia’s household energy bills will halve by 2050, modelling suggests

Grattan Institute report argues fall in costs will provide federal government room for more action on climate

The Guardian - AU

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Four key changes could save the NDIS, Grattan report says, but advocates worried children will be left out

Firmer boundaries, better claim management, foundational supports and a new national agreement among recommendations

The Guardian - AU

Mental health hit hardest amid exorbitant doctor fees

Extreme costs to see specialist doctors, including psychiatrists, are putting the health of millions at risk, as a report urges a boost in government funding.

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How Australia’s ‘unfair’ dental system – and the way $1.3bn is spent – is driving inequality and leaving millions of people behind

Half of all government spending on dental care goes to private insurance rebates – meaning those without often skip treatment until things get worse

The Guardian - AU

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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Under 'open skies', the market, not the minister, would decide how often airlines could fly into Australia

Federal Transport Minister Catherine King has offered several explanations for the decision to deny the Qatari government’s request to fly extra flights into Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth.

The Conversation

Migrant workers in Australia twice as likely underpaid

A report from the Grattan Institute finds temporary migrant workers are more likely to be underpaid and employers need to be put on notice with jail and fines.

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One in six migrant workers are 'exploited', but many Australians are also paid below the national minimum wage

One in six migrants are paid less than the national minimum wage and the exploitation is also undercutting local workers, according to a new report by the Grattan Institute.

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Super tax breaks costing $45bn a year are ‘inheritance schemes’ for Australia’s rich, new report says

The Grattan Institute report recommends 10 changes to superannuation taxation that could save the budget billions a year

The Guardian - AU

Superannuation tax breaks require far more radical overhaul, argues Grattan Institute

While the federal government gears up for a battle on its plans to increase tax on very large superannuation balances, the Grattan Institute argues super tax changes should go much, much further.

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Fair health outcomes start with prevention. The new Centre for Disease Control can make it happen

For the land of the fair go, Australia has work to do on our health. Although the average Australian’s life expectancy is very high, that’s not true for everyone.

The Conversation

Labor urged to halve $8bn a year in fuel tax credits for trucks and heavy vehicles

Reforming scheme would shrink budget deficit and help Australia hit net zero emissions by 2050, Grattan Institute says

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Medicare no longer works for patients or doctors, Grattan Institute says

A high demand for general practitioners is leading to longer wait times and putting pressure on doctors. A new report says it's time we overhauled the way GPs work and how they're paid.

The New Daily

Michael Pascoe: Coalition still hasn’t learned its integrity lesson

Five months after being defeated by a “teal”, Dave Sharma has demonstrated he still doesn’t get the integrity thing.

The Guardian - AU

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 Conversation

Teachers don’t have enough time to prepare well for class. We have a solution

Almost all teachers (92%) in our study out today said they don’t have enough time to prepare effectively for classroom teaching – the core of their job.

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