Tackling the school attendance crisis is a moral imperative for Australia’s political class. An end-of-school-year call to arms by Grattan Institute education policy experts Amy Haywood and Jordana Hunter. #auspol johnmenadue.com/post/2025/12...

On a typical school day in Australia, about 11% of students who should be at school are absent. Every day matters. Which is why we've launched our new policy brief on how to improve school attendance in Australia. buff.ly/XUEYv4T

1/ Most people with psychosocial disability don’t get any psychosocial supports – including about 130,000 adults with the greatest needs. Here’s a thread on how governments can better met the needs of people with psychosocial disability.

Australia is failing more than 130,000 people with significant psychosocial disability – despite spending billions every year on the NDIS. Our new report shows how to bridge the current gap in support, to create a fairer and more effective system. buff.ly/5IrYFzK

The policy reform clock is ticking... Our CEO, Aruna Sathanapally, on what the federal government should do in next year's Budget grattan.edu.au/news/the-pol... #auspol

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🤓 GRATTAN’S 2025 WONKS’ LIST 🤓 In addition to our Prime Minister’s Summer Reading List, our Wonks’ List highlights some of the year’s best technical policy reads. Here are our picks for 2025. buff.ly/YcFqGwm #auspol #ausecon

1/ Announcing Grattan’s Prime Minister’s Summer Reading List for 2025! 🎉 Here are the six books we think the PM and all Australians should read over summer. #auspol buff.ly/UbafIPQ

We’re hiring! Apply for our Associate position and join a team that’s passionate about evidence-based policy. buff.ly/MwmmyBX

Our Education Program Director, Dr Jordana Hunter, has been named one of the 20 most influential voices in education. News Corp says she's ‘been pivotal in shaping the debate on Australia’s maths problem, school funding, and classroom productivity, to name a few’.

Public hospital budgets are broken. Here's how to fix them. Our health policy experts Peter Breadon and Elizabeth Baldwin explain in this article for the Conversation. buff.ly/goDUXJ3 #auspol

1/ Government spending on public hospitals keeps rising, taking up a growing share of health spending, and of government budgets. As Australia gets bigger, older, and sicker, spending per person could go up by another third in the next decade.

Public hospitals are under strain, with ambulance ramping, increasing wait times, and burnt-out staff. Yet spending has been growing by $3b a year. Australia needs to fix broken hospital budgets and get smarter about spending. Our new report shows how: buff.ly/Jg6jvVs

Australia’s commitment to net zero is not a political football. Throwing it away has real consequences, writes @reevealison.bsky.social buff.ly/clZdHkw #auspol

It’s a mirage of an energy and climate change policy The Liberals’ plan won’t reduce power prices and it won’t reduce emissions substantially, writes Grattan Institute policy guru Tony Wood in the Financial Review #auspol #coal #renewables #NetZero grattan.edu.au/news/a-mirag...

Melbourne needs lots of new homes - quickly - to ease the housing crisis and let more people live where they want. buff.ly/NAB4N84 #springst

Melbourne needs lots of new homes - quickly - to ease the housing crisis and let more people live where they want. buff.ly/NAB4N84 #springst

The longest city is short on homes Why Perth needs planning reforms, by Grattan Institute housing policy experts Joey Moloney and Ashleigh Chang in today’s West Australian grattan.edu.au/news/the-lon... #auspol

Our planning systems are a drag on productivity. That’s a choice Australians can no longer afford. buff.ly/HLIYrOG #auspol

Reforming rigid land-use rules is key to beating the housing crisis. Brendan Coates explains what governments need to do. buff.ly/cAxLrM5 #auspol

To fix the economy, fix housing. Brendan Coates, Joey Moloney, and Matthew Bowes summarise their blockbuster new Grattan Institute report on Australia’s housing crisis. johnmenadue.com/post/2025/11... #auspol #nswpol #springst #Insiders Via Pearls and Irritations

Building more homes where people most want to live will make housing cheaper and create wealthier, healthier, and more vibrant cities. What are we waiting for? buff.ly/iKBgwgX

Housing in Australia’s cities is among the least affordable in the world. For decades, we have not built enough housing where people most want to live. On our latest podcast, @brendan-coates.bsky.social Joey Moloney and @mbowes.bsky.social discuss their new housing report. buff.ly/mQMIh0j #auspol

1/ Housing in Australia's major cities is among the least affordable in the world. A big reason is that we no longer build enough homes, especially where people most want to live.

This new work from @grattaninstitute.bsky.social is nothing short of seminal. For too long we have let our cities be locked up by bad, unjustifiable land use and housing policy. But the tide is turning on bad policy—and that is for the better. bsky.app/profile/grat...

3-storey townhouses and apartments should be permitted on all residential land in all capital cities to help fix Australia’s housing crisis. Building more homes will create cheaper housing and more productive cities. Our new report shows how. buff.ly/NfAM6C7 #auspol

We're thrilled that Grattan Institute has been listed in the 100 Think Tanks to Watch 2025, an initiative by On Think Tanks that recognises organisations nominated by their peers for their innovation, collaboration, and impact. Explore the full list: buff.ly/LHA2JYq

We’re worth watching! Grattan Institute has been named in the global ‘100 Think Tanks to Watch 2025’, by the ‘On Think Tanks’ organisation. We’re delighted by this recognition by our peers, and determined to continue improving public policy in 2026 and beyond. #auspol buff.ly/uvXvrE8

Australia’s net-zero challenge Our choice is not whether we fight climate change. Our only choice is whether we achieve the energy transition well or badly, writes Tony Wood in today’s Financial Review. buff.ly/MQqF5G0 #auspol

We need to talk about the thing Australia’s political leaders don’t like to talk about: carbon pricing. Grattan’s Alison Reeve and Tony Wood show that energy bills can halve by 2050, allowing government to cut emissions without hurting households. buff.ly/WB9hfmJ #auspol

1/ For too long, federal governments of both political colours have avoided pricing carbon because they fear higher electricity prices. But we’ve crunched the numbers… 🧵

💡 Cheaper energy bills AND reduced emissions? Our new report finds that Australian household energy bills are set to halve by 2050, leaving room for the federal gov't to cut emissions in the electricity sector without hurting households. Here’s how: buff.ly/9UPN4ub

Workers aren’t switching jobs as much as they used to, and it’s weighing on Australia’s productivity growth. Trent Wiltshire explains the barriers stopping workers moving jobs – and how to fix them. buff.ly/J8TDpTC #auspol

Sydney remains ground zero for Australia’s housing crisis. Our housing policy expert Brendan Coates gives the NSW government credit for acting to get more housing built – and identifies what should happen now. #auspol #nswpol grattan.edu.au/news/sydney-...

Learn what makes good public policy at our October ‘Changing public policy’ course. Grattan policy experts Peter Breadon and Trent Wiltshire will teach you how to communicate evidence and navigate reform blockages. Register now: buff.ly/QOXuUOX

Net zero is a mission Australia must accept. The alternative – unchecked climate change – is unthinkable. @tonyrwood.bsky.social buff.ly/2fwrjEg #auspol

This week has been a watershed on Australia’s hard road to net zero. The main game now is implementation, as the spectre of climate change awaits, writes @tonyrwood.bsky.social buff.ly/a62dQev #auspol

‘This week has been a watershed on Australia’s hard road to net zero. The main game now is implementation, as the spectre of climate change awaits.’ The verdict from Grattan Institute energy policy guru Tony Wood in the Financial Review #auspol #emissions #targets www.afr.com/policy/energ...

The Albanese government has finally set a 2035 climate course – and it’s a mission Australia must accept. By Tony Wood from the Grattan Institute in The Conversation #auspol #NetZero #emissions #targets theconversation.com/the-albanese...

With an ageing population, Australia needs more workers. Women, older people, and permanent migrants are key. Our CEO Aruna Sathanapally, and senior researcher Kate Griffiths, explain what can be done to ensure we get the workforce we need. buff.ly/SUaYOVk #auspol

If business wants corporate tax reform, it needs to do more than just call for “lower taxes”. It needs a clear model, a credible way to fund it, and a persuasive case to win over the public, writes Aruna Sathanapally. buff.ly/BTC8day #auspol

Care work has been historically underpaid and undervalued. But with an ageing population, we need to have a tough conversation about how to get more workers in the sector - and who will pay for them. buff.ly/O0FW0VN #auspol

‘Well off the pace’ Grattan Institute education policy expert Amy Haywood slams weak student improvement targets #auspol #schools #funding educationhq.com/news/well-of...

‘We’re going to have to break a few eggs’   Grattan Institute housing policy expert Joey Moloney on the dearth of social housing in our most desirable suburbs   #auspol #springst www.theage.com.au/property/new...

Worried AI might take your job? 🤖 You're not alone. As businesses consider using AI to replace workers to reduce costs, policymakers should start preparing for the risks of disruption. Here's where governments should start. buff.ly/kmnh2ei #auspol

Big policy reform often gets left in the too-hard basket. But smaller policies done well might be a way to a fairer and more productive Australia, writes Aruna Sathanapally. buff.ly/pC6Mk9a #auspol

We're hiring for a Senior Associate/Deputy Program Director for our Energy and Climate Change Program! Our ideal candidate has a deep understanding of the energy sector and related climate change issues, and experience in contributing to policy debates. Apply now at Ethical Jobs: buff.ly/0F3iM1w

It seems like everyone is talking about maths anxiety. But how do we build confidence for students who think they’re ‘no good at maths’? Turns out, great teaching is the key. Jordana Hunter and Nick Parkinson explain why: buff.ly/J2oBn5g #auspol

Australia’s tax system needs reform. The best place to start is rebalancing the personal income tax system. Grattan CEO, Aruna Sathanapally, and Jessica Geraghty explain why. buff.ly/qZTNtFi #auspol

Australia’s workforce is almost evenly split between men and women. Yet fewer than 1 in 4 Australians work in a gender-balanced occupation. Does it matter? Turns out, it’s bad for workers, businesses, and the economy. buff.ly/gnV5sJa #auspol