Saving Private Health 2: Making private health insurance viable
The only way that private hospital insurance can survive as Australia’s population ages is to make insurance cheaper for younger, healthier people. Younger consumers are spending more on private hosp...
4 Des 201923min
Saving Private Health: reining in hospital costs and specialist bills
Private health insurance premiums could be cut by up to 10 per cent if private hospitals were made more efficient and stopped over-servicing. A handful of ‘greedy’ doctors charge their patients more ...
25 Nov 201921min
Avoiding another Hazelwood: how to manage coal closures
Since the Hazelwood power station closed in 2017 Victoria’s power prices have been up and reliability has been down. How will Victoria’s ageing brown coal power stations cope with an influx of new ren...
18 Nov 20191h 20min
Attracting teachers with the school education program
Bright young Australians are interested in becoming teachers, but are put off by low pay and poor career progression. That’s the finding of Australia’s first survey of young high achievers on their at...
10 Nov 20191h 16min
Right time, right place, right price: a practical plan for congestion charging
Drivers should be charged $5 to enter the Sydney and Melbourne CBDs in the morning peak and another $5 to exit in the afternoon peak, as part of a package of reforms to make our biggest cities work be...
23 Okt 201921min
Why it’s time for congestion charging in Australia: better ways to manage busy urban roads
London. Singapore. Stockholm. What do these cities have in common? Congestion charging. Australia’s capital cities should join them by charging drivers who use the busiest roads at the busiest times. ...
13 Okt 201920min
Power play: how governments can better direct Australia’s electricity market
Chaotic approaches to energy policy have pushed up electricity prices and scared off investors. Governments feel compelled to respond when electricity supply is lost and when prices are too high, but...
7 Okt 201928min
Australian Energy Futures - Melbourne event recording
Australia’s commitment to the Paris Agreement means cutting carbon emissions to near zero over the next 30 years. Doing this at reasonable cost while maintaining reliability will require reforms and i...
23 Sep 20191h 10min
