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

Australia needs a reading guarantee, the Grattan Institute says.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.