Grattan Institute

Everything you need to know about Australian public policy.Grattan Institute is dedicated to developing high quality public policy for Australia’s future. Our podcasts cover a range of public policy topics focusing on the main issues facing Australia. Our podcasts concentrate on budget policy, economic growth, energy, health, institutional reform, household finances, school education, and disability policy.

The Maths Guarantee: How to Boost Students' Learning in Primary Schools
Apr 13, 2025 – 00:21:11
Election 2025: Evaluating the housing policies
Apr 7, 2025 – 00:27:09
Analysing the 2025 federal Budget
Mar 28, 2025 – 00:16:03
Orange Book 2025: Policy priorities for the federal government
Mar 14, 2025 – 00:20:33
How to boost child vaccination rates
Feb 28, 2025 – 00:11:08
The RBA has cut rates. Now what?
Feb 21, 2025 – 00:21:03
Why Rent Assistance needs to rise
Feb 7, 2025 – 00:20:12
What are 'GP deserts' (and how to fix them)?
Feb 3, 2025 – 00:13:43
The Wonks' List: The Best Technical Policy Reads of 2024
Jan 24, 2025 – 00:17:15
Super stressful: how Australia can simplify retirement incomes
Jan 20, 2025 – 00:20:06
Crunching the numbers on the Coalition's nuclear plan
Dec 18, 2024 – 00:25:29
Prime Minister's Summer Reading List 2024
Dec 9, 2024 – 00:19:05
What the Annual Climate Change Statement means for Australia
Dec 5, 2024 – 00:17:38
Housing policy heats up
Oct 28, 2024 – 00:28:50
Should Australia curb negative gearing?
Oct 7, 2024 – 00:25:01
Should Australia invest in nuclear power?
Sep 29, 2024 – 00:23:59
How to prevent gambling harm in Australia
Sep 12, 2024 – 00:20:04
How to reform NDIS housing and support
Sep 2, 2024 – 00:24:26
Unpacking the 2024 NAPLAN results
Aug 26, 2024 – 00:15:30
Will interest rates ever stop going up?
Jul 29, 2024 – 00:20:29
How to boost GPs' patient vaccination rates
Jul 15, 2024 – 00:17:52
Analysing the 2024 NSW Budget
Jun 21, 2024 – 00:20:14
Should Australia abandon the Paris Agreement?
Jun 17, 2024 – 00:26:33
How to reform points-tested visas
Jun 3, 2024 – 00:29:16
Budget 2024: The Grattan verdict
May 17, 2024 – 00:48:40
Why Australia needs a sugary drinks tax
May 6, 2024 – 00:20:21
How Australia can navigate to a post-coal future
Apr 29, 2024 – 00:26:34
Will this bill get the NDIS back on track?
Apr 15, 2024 – 00:25:45
Is Australia running out of gas?
Mar 25, 2024 – 00:18:49
Why Australia should trial multi-school organisations
Mar 17, 2024 – 00:21:41
Australia's gender pay gap revealed
Mar 4, 2024 – 00:26:54
Is 2024 the year of the renter?
Feb 26, 2024 – 00:30:14
Why Australia needs a 'Reading Guarantee'
Feb 12, 2024 – 00:23:23
Grattan's Summer Series: Micheline Lee on Lifeboat: Disability, Humanity, and the NDIS
Feb 4, 2024 – 00:28:20
The Wonks' List: the best technical policy reads of 2023
Jan 21, 2024 – 00:22:41
Grattan's Summer Series: Ellen van Neerven on Personal Score
Jan 14, 2024 – 00:23:15
Grattan's Summer Series: Anna Funder On Wifedom
Jan 7, 2024 – 00:32:34
Unpacking the NDIS Review
Dec 18, 2023 – 00:25:43
What these test results reveal about Australia's education system
Dec 11, 2023 – 00:21:32
Hydrogen: a golden ticket to net zero?
Dec 3, 2023 – 00:20:56
How to close the vaccination gap
Nov 26, 2023 – 00:19:53
How to fix local roads
Nov 12, 2023 – 00:16:34
Tax Reform In Australia: An Impossible Dream? Danielle Wood's Freebairn Lecture
Nov 5, 2023 – 00:51:30
How reducing Australia’s salt intake could save lives - and money
Oct 30, 2023 – 00:20:11
Why Claudia Goldin’s Nobel win isn’t just about women in economics
Oct 23, 2023 – 00:26:35
Reforming international student visa pathways after graduation
Oct 8, 2023 – 00:29:06
Assessing the Disability Royal Commission report
Oct 1, 2023 – 00:32:03
Using government data to improve people’s lives
Sep 17, 2023 – 00:29:04
Has National Cabinet just solved the housing crisis?
Sep 10, 2023 – 00:28:19
How to create a better Australia for Generation Next
Sep 8, 2023 – 00:51:01