Who's in the room? Access and influence in Australian politics

Who's in the room? Access and influence in Australian politics

A conversation with Program Director Danielle Wood, Senior Associate Kate Griffiths and Associate Carmela Chivers. Powerful and well-resourced business groups, unions and not-for-profits are influencing policy to serve their interests, sometimes at the expense of the public interest. Stronger checks and balances on lobbying, donations and access would make our politics cleaner and fairer.

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How our health system can be better after the pandemic – Webinar recording

How our health system can be better after the pandemic – Webinar recording

After COVID-19, Australia’s health system looks nothing like the health system of six months ago. All aspects of the system – primary care, mental health, and alcohol and other drug services – have ...

22 Jun 202059min

COVID catch-up: helping disadvantaged students close the equity gap

COVID catch-up: helping disadvantaged students close the equity gap

Australia should launch a $1 billion, six-month tutoring blitz to help 1 million disadvantaged school students recover learning lost during the COVID-19 lockdowns. Governments should send a battalion...

14 Jun 202019min

Fast train fever: Why renovated rail might work but bullet trains won’t

Fast train fever: Why renovated rail might work but bullet trains won’t

Australia should dump the decades-old dream of building a bullet train from Brisbane to Melbourne via Sydney and Canberra, and we should be wary of expensive promises to upgrade regional rail to ease ...

24 Mai 202030min

COVID-19: What does the new normal look like?

COVID-19: What does the new normal look like?

There's no doubt that COVID-19 has changed our lives forever. After two months of hibernation in Australia, states are slowly beginning to loosen restrictions. We've heard the term the 'new normal' ov...

15 Mai 202027min

Start with steel: A practical plan to support carbon workers and cut emissions

Start with steel: A practical plan to support carbon workers and cut emissions

Investing in ‘green’ steel could create 25,000 local manufacturing jobs, a multi-billion-dollar industry and cut emissions in Australia. It’s a win-win-win. Listen to Tony Wood, Energy Program Direct...

10 Mai 202028min

Planning for recovery: Australia after the pandemic - Webinar recording

Planning for recovery: Australia after the pandemic - Webinar recording

Australia has done better than most countries in limiting the spread of COVID-19. The health crisis is not over, but attention is now turning to the ‘road out’ of the economic shutdown. There are lot...

30 Apr 20201h 1min

Shutdown: estimating the COVID-19 employment shock

Shutdown: estimating the COVID-19 employment shock

Between 14 and 26 per cent of Australian workers could be out of work as a direct result of the coronavirus shutdown, and the crisis will have an enduring impact on jobs and the economy for years to c...

20 Apr 202030min

COVID-19: Your Questions Answered - Webinar recording

COVID-19: Your Questions Answered - Webinar recording

The COVID-19 crisis is having an impact on every aspect of our lives: our health and wellbeing, our jobs and recreations, our personal finances and relationships, our children’s education and prospect...

9 Apr 20201h

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