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6/ Hospitals aren’t to blame – they are held back by bogus budgets.
State gov’ts set unrealistically low budgets at the start of the year, then bail out hospitals when they run a deficit at the end of the year.
State gov’ts set unrealistically low budgets at the start of the year, then bail out hospitals when they run a deficit at the end of the year.
November 18, 2025 at 9:01 PM
6/ Hospitals aren’t to blame – they are held back by bogus budgets.
State gov’ts set unrealistically low budgets at the start of the year, then bail out hospitals when they run a deficit at the end of the year.
State gov’ts set unrealistically low budgets at the start of the year, then bail out hospitals when they run a deficit at the end of the year.
5/ Second, there are many ways costs can be reduced without compromising care: shorter hospital stays, safer care, & making better use of workers’ skills.
Shorter stays for many surgeries are safer and cheaper, and yet, Australia is behind many other countries in same-day care.
Shorter stays for many surgeries are safer and cheaper, and yet, Australia is behind many other countries in same-day care.
November 18, 2025 at 9:01 PM
5/ Second, there are many ways costs can be reduced without compromising care: shorter hospital stays, safer care, & making better use of workers’ skills.
Shorter stays for many surgeries are safer and cheaper, and yet, Australia is behind many other countries in same-day care.
Shorter stays for many surgeries are safer and cheaper, and yet, Australia is behind many other countries in same-day care.
4/ If costly hospitals reached the middle of the pack for efficiency in their state, that would save taxpayers $1.2 billion every year.
November 18, 2025 at 9:01 PM
4/ If costly hospitals reached the middle of the pack for efficiency in their state, that would save taxpayers $1.2 billion every year.
3/ First, some hospitals are much more expensive than others. Procedure prices vary wildly across the board.
The average cost of a knee replacement in Victoria varies by $13,600.
In Queensland, it’s $11,000. In NSW, $9,000.
The average cost of a knee replacement in Victoria varies by $13,600.
In Queensland, it’s $11,000. In NSW, $9,000.
November 18, 2025 at 9:01 PM
3/ First, some hospitals are much more expensive than others. Procedure prices vary wildly across the board.
The average cost of a knee replacement in Victoria varies by $13,600.
In Queensland, it’s $11,000. In NSW, $9,000.
The average cost of a knee replacement in Victoria varies by $13,600.
In Queensland, it’s $11,000. In NSW, $9,000.
1/ Government spending on public hospitals keeps rising, taking up a growing share of health spending, and of government budgets.
As Australia gets bigger, older, and sicker, spending per person could go up by another third in the next decade.
As Australia gets bigger, older, and sicker, spending per person could go up by another third in the next decade.
November 18, 2025 at 9:01 PM
1/ Government spending on public hospitals keeps rising, taking up a growing share of health spending, and of government budgets.
As Australia gets bigger, older, and sicker, spending per person could go up by another third in the next decade.
As Australia gets bigger, older, and sicker, spending per person could go up by another third in the next decade.
Public hospitals are under strain, with ambulance ramping, increasing wait times, and burnt-out staff.
Yet spending has been growing by $3b a year.
Australia needs to fix broken hospital budgets and get smarter about spending.
Our new report shows how: buff.ly/Jg6jvVs
Yet spending has been growing by $3b a year.
Australia needs to fix broken hospital budgets and get smarter about spending.
Our new report shows how: buff.ly/Jg6jvVs
November 18, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Public hospitals are under strain, with ambulance ramping, increasing wait times, and burnt-out staff.
Yet spending has been growing by $3b a year.
Australia needs to fix broken hospital budgets and get smarter about spending.
Our new report shows how: buff.ly/Jg6jvVs
Yet spending has been growing by $3b a year.
Australia needs to fix broken hospital budgets and get smarter about spending.
Our new report shows how: buff.ly/Jg6jvVs
Australia’s commitment to net zero is not a political football. Throwing it away has real consequences, writes @reevealison.bsky.social buff.ly/clZdHkw #auspol
November 17, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Australia’s commitment to net zero is not a political football. Throwing it away has real consequences, writes @reevealison.bsky.social buff.ly/clZdHkw #auspol
Reforming rigid land-use rules is key to beating the housing crisis. Brendan Coates explains what governments need to do. buff.ly/cAxLrM5 #auspol
November 10, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Reforming rigid land-use rules is key to beating the housing crisis. Brendan Coates explains what governments need to do. buff.ly/cAxLrM5 #auspol
Building more homes where people most want to live will make housing cheaper and create wealthier, healthier, and more vibrant cities. What are we waiting for? buff.ly/iKBgwgX
November 7, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Building more homes where people most want to live will make housing cheaper and create wealthier, healthier, and more vibrant cities. What are we waiting for? buff.ly/iKBgwgX
Housing in Australia’s cities is among the least affordable in the world. For decades, we have not built enough housing where people most want to live.
On our latest podcast, @brendan-coates.bsky.social Joey Moloney and @mbowes.bsky.social discuss their new housing report. buff.ly/mQMIh0j #auspol
On our latest podcast, @brendan-coates.bsky.social Joey Moloney and @mbowes.bsky.social discuss their new housing report. buff.ly/mQMIh0j #auspol
November 6, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Housing in Australia’s cities is among the least affordable in the world. For decades, we have not built enough housing where people most want to live.
On our latest podcast, @brendan-coates.bsky.social Joey Moloney and @mbowes.bsky.social discuss their new housing report. buff.ly/mQMIh0j #auspol
On our latest podcast, @brendan-coates.bsky.social Joey Moloney and @mbowes.bsky.social discuss their new housing report. buff.ly/mQMIh0j #auspol
6/ First, three-storey townhouses and apartments should be permitted on all residential land in all capital cities.
Making this change would unlock potential for more than one million new homes in Sydney alone.
Making this change would unlock potential for more than one million new homes in Sydney alone.
November 5, 2025 at 10:57 PM
6/ First, three-storey townhouses and apartments should be permitted on all residential land in all capital cities.
Making this change would unlock potential for more than one million new homes in Sydney alone.
Making this change would unlock potential for more than one million new homes in Sydney alone.
5/ We need more housing where people want to live.
The NSW and Vic gov’ts have made meaningful progress towards allowing more homes on well-located land in our major cities.
But more is needed.
The NSW and Vic gov’ts have made meaningful progress towards allowing more homes on well-located land in our major cities.
But more is needed.
November 5, 2025 at 10:57 PM
5/ We need more housing where people want to live.
The NSW and Vic gov’ts have made meaningful progress towards allowing more homes on well-located land in our major cities.
But more is needed.
The NSW and Vic gov’ts have made meaningful progress towards allowing more homes on well-located land in our major cities.
But more is needed.
4/ Unsurprisingly, our capital cities are among the least dense of their size in the world.
November 5, 2025 at 10:57 PM
4/ Unsurprisingly, our capital cities are among the least dense of their size in the world.
3/ About 80% of all residential land within 30km of the centre of Sydney, and 87% in Melbourne, is zoned for housing of three storeys or fewer.
3/4 or more of residential land in Brisbane, Perth, and Adelaide is zoned for two storeys or fewer.
3/4 or more of residential land in Brisbane, Perth, and Adelaide is zoned for two storeys or fewer.
November 5, 2025 at 10:57 PM
3/ About 80% of all residential land within 30km of the centre of Sydney, and 87% in Melbourne, is zoned for housing of three storeys or fewer.
3/4 or more of residential land in Brisbane, Perth, and Adelaide is zoned for two storeys or fewer.
3/4 or more of residential land in Brisbane, Perth, and Adelaide is zoned for two storeys or fewer.
1/ Housing in Australia's major cities is among the least affordable in the world.
A big reason is that we no longer build enough homes, especially where people most want to live.
A big reason is that we no longer build enough homes, especially where people most want to live.
November 5, 2025 at 10:57 PM
1/ Housing in Australia's major cities is among the least affordable in the world.
A big reason is that we no longer build enough homes, especially where people most want to live.
A big reason is that we no longer build enough homes, especially where people most want to live.
3-storey townhouses and apartments should be permitted on all residential land in all capital cities to help fix Australia’s housing crisis.
Building more homes will create cheaper housing and more productive cities. Our new report shows how. buff.ly/NfAM6C7 #auspol
Building more homes will create cheaper housing and more productive cities. Our new report shows how. buff.ly/NfAM6C7 #auspol
November 5, 2025 at 10:01 AM
3-storey townhouses and apartments should be permitted on all residential land in all capital cities to help fix Australia’s housing crisis.
Building more homes will create cheaper housing and more productive cities. Our new report shows how. buff.ly/NfAM6C7 #auspol
Building more homes will create cheaper housing and more productive cities. Our new report shows how. buff.ly/NfAM6C7 #auspol
We're thrilled that Grattan Institute has been listed in the 100 Think Tanks to Watch 2025, an initiative by On Think Tanks that recognises organisations nominated by their peers for their innovation, collaboration, and impact.
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October 30, 2025 at 6:12 AM
We're thrilled that Grattan Institute has been listed in the 100 Think Tanks to Watch 2025, an initiative by On Think Tanks that recognises organisations nominated by their peers for their innovation, collaboration, and impact.
Explore the full list: buff.ly/LHA2JYq
Explore the full list: buff.ly/LHA2JYq
We’re worth watching!
Grattan Institute has been named in the global ‘100 Think Tanks to Watch 2025’, by the ‘On Think Tanks’ organisation.
We’re delighted by this recognition by our peers, and determined to continue improving public policy in 2026 and beyond.
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Grattan Institute has been named in the global ‘100 Think Tanks to Watch 2025’, by the ‘On Think Tanks’ organisation.
We’re delighted by this recognition by our peers, and determined to continue improving public policy in 2026 and beyond.
#auspol
buff.ly/uvXvrE8
October 29, 2025 at 12:26 AM
We’re worth watching!
Grattan Institute has been named in the global ‘100 Think Tanks to Watch 2025’, by the ‘On Think Tanks’ organisation.
We’re delighted by this recognition by our peers, and determined to continue improving public policy in 2026 and beyond.
#auspol
buff.ly/uvXvrE8
Grattan Institute has been named in the global ‘100 Think Tanks to Watch 2025’, by the ‘On Think Tanks’ organisation.
We’re delighted by this recognition by our peers, and determined to continue improving public policy in 2026 and beyond.
#auspol
buff.ly/uvXvrE8
Australia’s net-zero challenge
Our choice is not whether we fight climate change. Our only choice is whether we achieve the energy transition well or badly, writes Tony Wood in today’s Financial Review.
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Our choice is not whether we fight climate change. Our only choice is whether we achieve the energy transition well or badly, writes Tony Wood in today’s Financial Review.
buff.ly/MQqF5G0
#auspol
October 22, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Australia’s net-zero challenge
Our choice is not whether we fight climate change. Our only choice is whether we achieve the energy transition well or badly, writes Tony Wood in today’s Financial Review.
buff.ly/MQqF5G0
#auspol
Our choice is not whether we fight climate change. Our only choice is whether we achieve the energy transition well or badly, writes Tony Wood in today’s Financial Review.
buff.ly/MQqF5G0
#auspol
We need to talk about the thing Australia’s political leaders don’t like to talk about: carbon pricing.
Grattan’s Alison Reeve and Tony Wood show that energy bills can halve by 2050, allowing government to cut emissions without hurting households. buff.ly/WB9hfmJ #auspol
Grattan’s Alison Reeve and Tony Wood show that energy bills can halve by 2050, allowing government to cut emissions without hurting households. buff.ly/WB9hfmJ #auspol
October 14, 2025 at 5:15 AM
We need to talk about the thing Australia’s political leaders don’t like to talk about: carbon pricing.
Grattan’s Alison Reeve and Tony Wood show that energy bills can halve by 2050, allowing government to cut emissions without hurting households. buff.ly/WB9hfmJ #auspol
Grattan’s Alison Reeve and Tony Wood show that energy bills can halve by 2050, allowing government to cut emissions without hurting households. buff.ly/WB9hfmJ #auspol
5/ Expanding the Safeguard Mechanism to the electricity sector could solve this problem.
Our modelling shows that the Safeguard can cut emissions effectively with a lower system cost than a scenario with no new emissions-reduction policy.
Our modelling shows that the Safeguard can cut emissions effectively with a lower system cost than a scenario with no new emissions-reduction policy.
October 12, 2025 at 9:01 PM
5/ Expanding the Safeguard Mechanism to the electricity sector could solve this problem.
Our modelling shows that the Safeguard can cut emissions effectively with a lower system cost than a scenario with no new emissions-reduction policy.
Our modelling shows that the Safeguard can cut emissions effectively with a lower system cost than a scenario with no new emissions-reduction policy.
4/ But why carbon pricing?
Without a constraint on electricity emissions, Australia will find it difficult to meet its emissions-reduction targets. Left to its own devices, the electricity sector will continue to decarbonise, but not fast enough.
Without a constraint on electricity emissions, Australia will find it difficult to meet its emissions-reduction targets. Left to its own devices, the electricity sector will continue to decarbonise, but not fast enough.
October 12, 2025 at 9:01 PM
4/ But why carbon pricing?
Without a constraint on electricity emissions, Australia will find it difficult to meet its emissions-reduction targets. Left to its own devices, the electricity sector will continue to decarbonise, but not fast enough.
Without a constraint on electricity emissions, Australia will find it difficult to meet its emissions-reduction targets. Left to its own devices, the electricity sector will continue to decarbonise, but not fast enough.
3/ These savings come about because most households in 2050 will have solar panels on their roof, a battery in the shed, an electric car in the garage, and all-electric appliances in the home.
October 12, 2025 at 9:01 PM
3/ These savings come about because most households in 2050 will have solar panels on their roof, a battery in the shed, an electric car in the garage, and all-electric appliances in the home.
2/ Australian household energy bills are set to halve by 2050, leaving ‘policy room’ for the federal government to cut emissions in the electricity sector without hurting households.
October 12, 2025 at 9:01 PM
2/ Australian household energy bills are set to halve by 2050, leaving ‘policy room’ for the federal government to cut emissions in the electricity sector without hurting households.
💡 Cheaper energy bills AND reduced emissions?
Our new report finds that Australian household energy bills are set to halve by 2050, leaving room for the federal gov't to cut emissions in the electricity sector without hurting households.
Here’s how: buff.ly/9UPN4ub
Our new report finds that Australian household energy bills are set to halve by 2050, leaving room for the federal gov't to cut emissions in the electricity sector without hurting households.
Here’s how: buff.ly/9UPN4ub
October 12, 2025 at 10:02 AM
💡 Cheaper energy bills AND reduced emissions?
Our new report finds that Australian household energy bills are set to halve by 2050, leaving room for the federal gov't to cut emissions in the electricity sector without hurting households.
Here’s how: buff.ly/9UPN4ub
Our new report finds that Australian household energy bills are set to halve by 2050, leaving room for the federal gov't to cut emissions in the electricity sector without hurting households.
Here’s how: buff.ly/9UPN4ub