Grattan Institute

Every night, thousands of car spaces across Australia’s cities sit empty.

This is the result of state and local governments requiring new housing projects to include off-street parking at rates much higher than residents want or need.

In this podcast, Grattan housing expert Matthew Bowes talks to co-author Ashleigh Chang about our report, ‘Wasted space: Axe car-parking rules to ease the housing crisis’, and how can we better manage parking in our cities and get more homes built for less.

Read our report: https://grattan.edu.au/report/wasted-space-axe-car-parking-rules-to-ease-the-housing-crisis/

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Paid work can be a pathway to independence, purpose, and connection — but Australians with disability are far less likely to be employed than everyone else, especially those with high support needs. Many who do work are paid well below the minimum wage, some as little as $3.31 an hour.

How do we build a system for disabled workers that opens up better jobs and fairer wages?

In this podcast, Grattan Associate Ben Jefferson talks to Grattan Disability Program Director Sam Bennett and Senior Associate Owain Emslie about our report, Opening doors: Better jobs and fairer wages for disabled workers, which sets out a pragmatic path to better employment outcomes for disabled people with high support needs — while ensuring no one is left behind.

Read our report: https://grattan.edu.au/report/opening-doors-better-jobs-and-fairer-wages-for-disabled-workers/

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Australians visit the pharmacy more than any other health service. But what's happening behind the scenes? How does the price you pay at the counter get set? How's the pharmacy sector funded?

For years, decisions about pharmacy policy have been made through closed-door negotiations.

In this podcast, Grattan Associate Reilly Polaschek talks to Grattan Health Program Director Peter Breadon about our report, Future pharmacy: A better deal for patients and taxpayers which charts a path to a fairer, more efficient pharmacy sector.

Read our report: https://grattan.edu.au/report/future-pharmacy-a-better-deal-for-patients-and-taxpayers/

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The NDIS is one of the central fiscal bets of the federal budget. In this podcast, our disability experts discuss what the government's proposed reforms will really cost — and what needs to change.

In this podcast, Grattan Senior Associate Hannah Orban talks to Grattan Disability Program Director Sam Bennett and Grattan Associate Reilly Polaschek about the NDIS reform bill and the Senate inquiry extension.

Read our submission to the Senate Inquiry:https://grattan.edu.au/news/saving-the-ndis/
Read our Disability research: https://grattan.edu.au/disability/

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The Grattan energy team is back with a new podcast on their latest report, Out of gas: Managing the decline of gas in Australia. In this episode, our energy experts dig into the detail of their longest report yet.

Joining the conversation are report authors Alison Reeve, Program Director; Hamish McKenzie, Deputy Program Director; and Associate Ben Jefferson.

Read the report: grattan.edu.au/report/out-of-gas…gas-in-australia/

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