Australia will fail to hit its climate change target of net zero by 2050 unless it imposes a constraint on emissions from the electricity sector.
In this podcast, our energy and climate change policy experts Alison Reeve and Tony Wood talk about the thing Australia’s political leaders still refuse to talk about: carbon pricing.
Alison and Tony also discuss the modelling for their new Grattan report, which which shows that governments can act to cut electricity emissions without hurting Australians in the hip pocket.
Read the report: https://grattan.edu.au/report/bills-down-emissions-down-a-practical-path-to-net-zero-electricity/
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Why fixing the workforce gender balance matters
Australia's workforce is almost evenly split between men and women, yet fewer than one in four Australians work in a gender balanced occupation.
But why does it matter? Turns out, it’s bad for workers, businesses and the economy.
In this podcast episode, host Kat Clay is joined by Jessica Geraghty to discuss her latest research on why fixing the gender balance matters.
Read the article: https://grattan.edu.au/news/fixing-the-workforce-gender-balance-is-in-everyones-interest/
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How to build a better tax system: Economic Reform Roundtable recap
This week, the Economic Reform Roundtable met to discuss how to boost Australia's productivity, where Grattan Institute's CEO spoke on four key areas for tax reform. A robust tax system plays an essential part in creating a competitive and productive economy - but how do we balance the system to create a better tax mix?
In this podcast, CEO Aruna Sathanapally and Senior Associate Jessica Geraghty break down how to build a better tax system for Australia.
Read the full speech: https://grattan.edu.au/news/a-better-tax-system/
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Grading the 2025 NAPLAN results
Over 1.3 million students sat the NAPLAN tests in March, which provides a health check on Australia's education system.
Now, the results are in. But what do they reveal about the state of education in Australia?
In this podcast, host Kat Clay is joined by education experts Amy Haywood and Molly Chapman to unpack the latest NAPLAN data. They discuss how students are tracking, and what can be done to improve the results across Australia.
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Gas: Love it or hate it? It's complicated...
Some people love it, some people hate it. But whatever you feel about gas, Australia urgently needs a gas strategy. Listen to our energy experts Alison Reeve and Tony Wood discuss the highly contested role of gas as Australia strives for net zero.
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