Multicultural policy is adrift in the election campaign, with the major parties refusing to commit to the changes needed to minimise mounting community tensions
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Not enough is being said by the major parties in the election about critical health care reforms needed to address access, affordability and funding problems.
Now is not the time to cut immigration, given the contribution it makes to the economy. Arguments that migrants are pushing up house prices are largely wrong.
Several options are available for meaningful tax reform, that would make Australia a fairer place for all generations. All it will take is some political courage.
Gen Z and Millennials will outnumber Boomer voters at the election. Does that mean we will see policies to close the growing wealth divide between the generations?
The election campaign must prioritise climate policy to ensure the next government drives the transition to a clean economy in a world upended by Donald Trump.
The cost-of-living crisis has been exacerbated by mortgage and rental stress. Housing affordability and availability are defining issues for the election and beyond.
The US alliance will endure despite Trump’s efforts to upend the global order. But whoever wins the May 3 election must boost engagement with regional partners.
Our special election series on the major reform challenges facing the nation begins with an overview of the policy priorities the next government must pursue.
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Director, La Trobe Centre for Global Security, and Professor of International Relations, La Trobe University
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Chief Executive, Grattan Institute
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Associate Professor of Accounting and Financial Planning, Western Sydney University
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Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy and Director, Centre for Climate and Energy Policy, Australian National University
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Adjunct Professor, Curtin Law School and Curtin Business School, Curtin University
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Honorary Professor of Demography, Centre for Health Policy, The University of Melbourne
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TR Ashworth Professor in Sociology, The University of Melbourne
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Honorary Enterprise Professor, School of Population and Global Health, and Department of General Practice and Primary Care, The University of Melbourne
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Emeritus Professor of Sociology, University of Technology Sydney