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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…

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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 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.