Summer Reading List for the Prime Minister - Event Recording
Listen to CEO Danielle Wood, in discussion with renowned journalist and broadcaster Geraldine Doogue, as we reveal our top six thought-provoking, diverse, and relevant books and articles from 2020. It...
20 Joulu 20201h 18min
Grattan's 2020 Year in Review with Danielle Wood
2020 was an enormous year for Australia, but it's also been a big year for the Grattan Institute. We've seen bushfires, the coronavirus crisis, and the huge fiscal and societal effects of the pandemic...
18 Joulu 202021min
Climate change and health: preparing for the next disaster
Australia is getting hotter, and Australians’ health is being harmed. Our health sector must do more to adapt to the reality of climate change. This podcast discusses Grattan's last report for the ye...
7 Joulu 202016min
Reforming aged care: a practical plan for a rights-based system
In 2020, the out of sight, out of mind attitude to older Australians had deadly consequences. By the end of Australia’s second wave in October 2020, there had been about 2,000 COVID-19 cases and 680 d...
29 Marras 202020min
Why Social Housing Is Good Stimulus
Last week the Victorian Government announced a $5.4 billion dollar Big Housing Build, billed as a ‘landmark investment in social housing.’ The plan will build more than 12, 000 new homes in Victoria, ...
22 Marras 202018min
Flame out: the future of natural gas in Australia
Far from fuelling the recovery from the COVID recession, natural gas will inevitably decline as an energy source for industry and homes in Australia. Listen to Tony Wood, Energy Program Director, an...
15 Marras 202020min
Counting the mega costs of megaprojects
Australian governments are currently fast-tracking transport projects, hoping for an infrastructure-led recovery from the COVID-19 recession. But our infrastructure pipeline is already bulging with se...
8 Marras 202019min
Reaching zero: Victoria’s response to COVID-19 on top of the world
This week Victoria reached 0 COVID cases and 0 deaths – in what has affectionately been dubbed ‘Donut Day’. It’s been a hard-won road with the dramatic shutdown of the entire state for 112 days. Hospi...
29 Loka 202019min
