The myth of markets in school education
Ben JensenDownload the reportNeither creating more competition among schools nor giving them more autonomy without support to improve learning are the vital solutions that will lift the performance of...
View ArticleTaking university teaching seriously
Andrew NortonDownload the reportAustralian higher education is expanding rapidly. Yet about a quarter of students going to university on lower entry scores never complete their degrees, and a lot of...
View ArticleThe mining boom: impacts and prospects
Jim MinifieDownload the reportThe mining boom: impacts and prospects examines the fears some Australians have about the potential adverse consequences of the 10-year mining boom. People worry about the...
View ArticleKeep the caps off
Download the paperWatch an interview with Andrew NortonThe Commonwealth Government should reconsider any plan to end its university open access policy.Higher Education Minister Kim Carr has raised the...
View ArticleAccess all areas: new solutions for GP shortages in rural Australia
Stephen Duckett and Peter BreadonDownload the reportMore than a million Australians living in rural and remote areas are denied the access to basic medical care that most city dwellers take for...
View ArticleRenovating housing policy
Jane-Frances KellyDownload the reportHousing policy in Australia is overdue for a major renovation. Government tax and welfare policies, by favouring homeowners and property investors over people who...
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2013 Summer Reading List for the Prime Minister
Every year Grattan Institute releases a summer reading list for the Prime Minister. It recommends books and articles that the Prime Minister, or any Australian interested in public debate, will find...
View ArticleBalancing budgets: tough choices we need
John DaleyDownload the reportA reform package could add about $37 billion a year to Australian government budgets and help to tackle Australia’s growing budget crisis.The package would broaden the GST...
View ArticlePoor pricing progress: price disclosure isn’t the answer to high drug prices
Stephen Duckett and Peter BreadonDownload the reportWhile the wholesale price of seven medicines fell by about a third today, Australia has a long way to go before consumers pay fair prices for...
View ArticleShock to the system: dealing with falling electricity demand
Tony Wood and Lucy CarterDownload the reportAustralians are using less power but paying more for it, with potentially highly damaging consequences for the electricity system,While the average household...
View ArticleTurning around schools: it can be done
Ben JensenDownload the reportSome of Australia’s most troubled schools are turning around their performance to achieve remarkable results and serve as a model for low-performing schools across the...
View ArticleControlling costly care: a billion-dollar hospital opportunity
Stephen Duckett and Peter BreadonDownload the reportA better pricing system for public hospital treatment would show where costs are too high, and free up $1 billion for more and better health care.The...
View ArticleMaking time for great teaching
Ben JensenDownload the reportSchools must make time in their day to help teachers develop or Australia will continue to slide in international school education rankings. Australian school systems and...
View ArticleDoubtful debt: the rising cost of student loans
Andrew NortonDownload the reportThe Commonwealth Government could save more than $800 million a year by 2017 if it recovers outstanding student loans from deceased estates and people living...
View ArticleUnlocking skills in hospitals: better jobs, more care
Stephen Duckett and Peter BreadonDownload the reportEnabling less highly-trained hospital workers to play a bigger role could improve jobs for doctors and nurses, save public hospitals nearly $430...
View ArticleSuper sting: how to stop Australians paying too much for superannuation
Jim MinifieDownload the reportAustralians are paying up to three times more than they should for superannuation. Excessively high fees are seriously damaging their retirement balances and hurting...
View ArticleBudget pressures on Australian governments 2014
John Daley and Cassie McGannonDownload the reportUnprecedented infrastructure spending by states and territories is largely responsible for a $106 billion decline in their finances since 2006.The...
View ArticleThe silver lining: cloud computing and small and medium enterprises
Jim MinifieDownload the paperInnovation – the successful application of new ideas – drives productivity. Australia’s biggest innovation opportunity lies in creatively exploiting global innovations....
View ArticleFair pricing for power
Tony Wood and Lucy CarterDownload the reportReform of electricity tariffs is urgently needed to prevent all Australians paying too much for power and some people paying more than their fair share.Fair...
View ArticleMapping Australia’s economy: cities as engines of prosperity
Jane-Frances Kelly and Paul DoneganDownload the reportEighty per cent of the dollar value of all goods and services in Australia is produced on just 0.2 per cent of the nation’s land mass, nearly all...
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