The key to arresting galloping inequality in Australia comes down to housing policy and reversing spiralling housing costs.
- Associate, Grattan Institute
Labor’s childcare policy would do more for the economy than either side’s proposed tax cuts.
Today the Commonwealth has released data on political donations. It shows high levels of donations from the gambling industry to political parties.
Almost all states have improved their accountability in recent years, and are far ahead of the Commonwealth government.
A new report from Grattan Institute argues the secrecy and inequality surrounding who has “say” and “sway” in Canberra can be remedied – if politicians can just find the will to do it.
While the states are making improvements to their political donations laws and practices, Canberra still has a long way to go.
The minor party vote in Australia is historically high and growing, as trust in the bigger parties slides away.
The ‘yes’ vote disproves that the rise of the minor party vote is the result of a cultural backlash from people who reject the progressive agenda, including the expansion of rights for minorities.
New research released today by the Grattan Institute shows that income growth and unemployment rates are not obviously worse in regional areas.
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