Making sense of the school funding wars
A conversation with School Education Program Director, Peter Goss on school funding. Do state schools get a fair go? How much should governments give to non-government schools? And how can we assess ‘...
4 Sep 201833min
Understanding the new Code of Conduct for doctors
A conversation with Health Program Director, Stephen Duckett. A new Code of Conduct for doctors has been drafted by the Medical Board of Australia. Entitled Good Medical Practice it covers issues for ...
29 Aug 201816min
Safer care saves money: How to improve patient care and save public money at the same time
A conversation with Stephen Duckett on his latest report. Australia could save $1.5 billion a year on health spending by improving the safety of patient care. Safer hospital care doesn’t just reduce h...
19 Aug 201816min
Deconstructing the data on hospital safety
A conversation with Senior Associate, Greg Moran. Understanding the size of the costs of complications is important because it can help show that investing in patient safety can actually improve the b...
7 Aug 201821min
Primary Care in Australia: the state of play – Melbourne
Event podcast: At this Policy Pitch event, Dr Amanda Kenny, the Violet Marshman Professor of Rural Health at La Trobe University and Dr Hal Swerissen, Fellow, Grattan Institute discussed the state of ...
7 Aug 20181h 13min
Mapping primary care in Australia
A conversation with Hal Swerissen and Stephen Duckett on their latest report. Primary care policy needs an overhaul to ensure all Australians, especially the poor and the elderly, get the best possibl...
29 Juli 201829min
Energy Futures Seminar: The way back to affordable electricity - Melbourne
Event podcast: At this Energy Futures event ACCC Chair Rod Sims, Grattan Institute’s Tony Wood and Dr Leslie Martin from The University of Melbourne's Department of Economics and the Centre for Market...
24 Juli 20181h 15min
Getting transport infrastructure projects right
A conversation with Transport Fellow, Hugh Batrouney. Australia is growing – and most of the growth is happening in the capital cities. So are we building enough infrastructure to cope? Are we buildin...
12 Juli 201829min
