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Grattan energy expert Alison Reeve says that the recent spat over data centre power has exposed a hidden truth about Australia’s energy future.

Read her analysis here: https://t.co/QZ5Ev47Kol

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One year on from her address to the Economic Reform Roundtable, Grattan CEO Aruna Sathanapally has written a piece about the tax reform progress that's been made and the challenges that remain: https://t.co/wikz1TTole

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Grattan democracy expert Kate Griffiths says the government’s gambling reform Bill doesn’t go far enough on advertising restrictions but was also a missed opportunity to lay the groundwork for national reform: https://t.co/GxSdsYcOCB

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‘Too often, Australians with high support needs are steered away from mainstream employment before they are even given the opportunity to succeed.’

Grattan disability policy expert Alastair McEwin says it doesn’t need to be this way: https://t.co/q0Ej1qI7ju

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Alison Reeve spoke with Faith Tabalujan from The Conversation about what the end of the fuel excise discount means for consumers, and some practical ways to curb your fuel costs.

Read the article here: https://t.co/yYDlHe4dca

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We’re excited to announce Alison Reeve as a speaker for our Climate Integrity Summit 2026!

Alison is the Energy and Climate Change Program Director at Grattan Institute.

Get your tickets: https://t.co/DslSatnmQa

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‘Australia’s gas story is not just about reducing emissions. We need a comprehensive strategy that actively plans for a transition where the role of gas goes from being a widespread fuel to occupying a vital niche in a mostly electrified economy’: https://t.co/Bgglg0UEXz

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Grattan’s Kate Griffiths asks a big question: Does Australia have a problem with money in politics?

‘Our politicians should be engaging widely. But they also need to give us all the confidence that they are there for the ideas, not the money’: https://t.co/mYEtlsU7JE

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‘I think it’s clear that [support for clean energy] has slowed down,’ says Grattan energy expert Tony Wood on ABC radio.

'Governments and industry need to do a better job in communicating what we’re doing, and where the consequences will fall’: https://t.co/YqKD1AZvG9

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How can we build a more effective disability employment system? Our latest podcast charts a path to better jobs and fairer pay for disabled people with high support needs — while ensuring no one is left behind. Listen now: https://t.co/oInne5yqy6

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Many employers worry that employing people with an intellectual or other significant disability will be costly, or that these workers can't do valuable work. Those employers are failing to understand the value that more inclusive workplaces can deliver: https://t.co/Rbqbi2zaSr

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Australia’s disability employment system keeps too many disabled people out of work, funnels others into disability-only jobs, and allows wages most Australians would find unacceptable. Read our analysis: https://t.co/VltJmRvZA4

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Australia’s disability employment system is failing those who need it most, our new report shows. Governments should reform the system so disabled Australians can have better jobs and fairer wages: https://t.co/MBRIHmPMr8

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‘When the plan was announced, Australia’s oil and gas lobby group backed it. But the Australian Energy Producers group now calls the plan “fundamentally unworkable”.’

Read the analysis by Grattan energy experts Hamish McKenzie and Alison Reeve: https://t.co/kg5XjDQ68m

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‘With the right policies in place, there’s no good reason you shouldn’t be able to pick up your scripts and sausages under the same roof. But, no matter how you feel about supermarkets, don’t let that distract you from much more important pharmacy reforms’:https://t.co/VpTX0EsPVD

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‘Cuts to people’s social and community participation budgets achieve no policy goal, and do nothing to make the NDIS sustainable, while hurting people who rely on these supports to participate in their communities’: https://t.co/ioerjkOEkq

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Your supermarket can discount bread. Your servo can discount petrol. But strict rules stop your pharmacy discounting most medicines.

It’s time to rebalance the scales and get patients a better deal: https://t.co/HQLJG2T3jj

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Expanding the number and type of services that pharmacies can offer has potential. But a poor policy track record, the power of vested interests, and weak evidence of cost-effectiveness mean Australia should proceed with caution: https://t.co/zymUH2MngC

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Australians visit the pharmacy more than any other health service. But what's happening behind the scenes? In our latest podcast, we break down our report, 'Future pharmacy: A better deal for patients and taxpayers': https://t.co/hQSBPbCO46

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‘Pharmacies are a major recipient of government healthcare spending. Yet the standard guardrails that should accompany billions of dollars of public expenditure are missing in action.’

Read the analysis: https://t.co/kIm6M73B4k