The NDIS reform package. The Grattan Institute verdict, by Sam Bennett #auspol www.afr.com/politics/fed...

Australians believe in democracy — but satisfaction with how it's working is fragile. That's the backdrop for our new report, 'For the people: Future-proofing Australia's democracy.' Grattan democracy experts Kate Griffiths and Matthew Bowes unpack this in our latest podcast, listen here:

Australians cannot take the future strength and resilience of our democracy for granted. Our new report finds democracy is backsliding globally, and the world order Australia has flourished in is being tested. Five priorities for building a better, more resilient democracy: tinyurl.com/45drkb93

The Grattan Institute verdict on the fuel excise cut: May not be as terrible as some economic commentators suggest. But shouldn’t become embedded in our policy response to the oil shock. And the long-term solution is to move to an electrified economy. www.skynews.com.au/insights-and... #auspol

Don’t panic at the pump. Our energy expert @tonyrwood.bsky.social says that while losing 20 per cent of oil supply affects prices, the other 80 per cent is unaffected by the war. buff.ly/0eleres #auspol #Iran

Don’t panic By Tony Wood grattan.edu.au/news/dont-pa... #auspol #Iran #war #oil

‘Beyond the Iran and Ukraine conflicts, there will almost certainly be another international gas price spike sooner or later. When that happens, we will be glad to have a super-profits tax.’ Tony Wood from Grattan Institute in today’s Weekend Australian theaustralian.com.au/business/minin…

'Migration is Australia's great economic strength.' Our CEO, Aruna Sathanapally, has written a piece in support of migration and migrants. You can find the story, which was published in The Age and The SMH over the weekend, here: grattan.edu.au/news/migrant...

Why does Budget 2026 need to tackle negative gearing AND the capital gains discount together? Our CEO Aruna Sathanapally explains on ABC TV. Watch: m.youtube.com/watch?v=RXL2...

Yesterday at our 'How to tackle Sydney's housing crisis' event, Grattan housing policy expert Matthew Bowes laid out where planning reform stands - and what still needs to change in NSW. Read the findings and download the report here: grattan.edu.au/news/how-to-...

‘The May budget needs to put more meat on the bones of how and when NDIS growth will be contained to between 5% and 6% – this is a reasonable target, but it won’t materialise without a more ambitious plan.’ Grattan Institute disability policy expert Sam Bennett #auspol www.afr.com/companies/he...

Australia’s electricity market needs a whole-of-system plan to get to net zero. In this article for The Australian Financial Review, Grattan energy expert Tony Wood says that the Integrated System Plan should be it, but it needs to be reformed. Read the full piece here: shorturl.at/IkjNc

‘Since the Economic Reform Roundtable last year, the consensus that came out of that was there is an intergenerational problem in taxation.' Listen to our expert, Brendan Coates, talk all things housing and taxation with Peter Martin on ‘The Economy, Stupid': www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

Child vaccination rates are falling fast. Our children are increasingly unprotected against painful and potentially deadly diseases. Here’s what governments should do – urgently. Our new analysis, published today. buff.ly/9RD7CD8 #auspol #health

The Prime Minister seems to have a severe case of fast train fever. In this comprehensive report, the Grattan Institute shows why bullet trains are a very bad idea for Australia. #auspol #transport grattan.edu.au/report/fast-...

We need restraint, not a razor Our CEO, Aruna Sathanapally, in The Australian Financial Review on the 3 things the Treasurer should do in Budget 2026 — and the 1 thing he should not do. #auspol #TaxReform

Election 2025: Where the money came from Clear, cut-through analysis by Kate Griffiths and Matt Bowes from Grattan Institute #auspol #parliament #democracy grattan.edu.au/news/electio...

The government has promised a $25b boost to hospital funding – but only hints at real reform Sharp analysis of today’s National Cabinet deal, by @GrattanInst health policy guru @PeterBreadon #auspol #NDIS theconversation.com/the-governme...

“I'm old enough to remember when people said the grid will never hold up with 20% renewables in it – and the grid is still holding up now.”   Grattan Institute energy expert Alison Reeve on a watershed week on Australia’s long road to net zero.   #auspol www.theage.com.au/politics/fed...

How to save the NDIS By former Australian of the Year Patrick McGorry, with a little help from my colleagues at the Grattan Institute www.theaustralian.com.au/health/carin...

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