Podcasts – Grattan Institute show

Podcasts – Grattan Institute

Summary: Our podcasts cover a range of public policy topics focusing on the main issues facing Australia. We aim to further the debate, sometimes by presenting controversial viewpoints. Our podcasts concentrate on the current Grattan Programs, but also go more broadly on occasion.

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 Perils of place: identifying hotspots of health inequality | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 13:46

Australia’s health system is consistently failing some parts of the country. It’s time for a new, targeted approach.

 Is Australia keeping up? Science and technology graduates and the workforce | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:11:15

Science and technology have transformed the world, and will continue to do so. But there is widespread concern that Australia is not keeping up. Australia’s Chief Scientist Alan Finkel, Grattan’s Andrew Norton and ATN’s Renee Hindmarsh to discussed these issues.

 Is Australia keeping up? Science and technology graduates and the workforce | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:11:15

Science and technology have transformed the world, and will continue to do so. But there is widespread concern that Australia is not keeping up. Australia’s Chief Scientist Alan Finkel, Grattan’s Andrew Norton and ATN’s Renee Hindmarsh to discussed these issues.

 Roads to riches: how to drive our transport dollar further | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:08:15

Nick Greiner, former NSW Premier and former chairman of Infrastructure NSW, at this Forward Thinking event discussed a better approach to transport infrastructure spending with Grattan Transport Program Director Marion Terrill and John Watson from The Conversation.

 Roads to riches: how to drive our transport dollar further | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:08:15

Nick Greiner, former NSW Premier and former chairman of Infrastructure NSW, at this Forward Thinking event discussed a better approach to transport infrastructure spending with Grattan Transport Program Director Marion Terrill and John Watson from The Conversation.

 Future of gas in Australia: a new paradigm? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:28:05

The prospect of very big gas price increases or even shortages has made the gas market a hot topic. The possibility of such outcomes arises from the connection of Australia’s domestic market with the broader regional market via LNG exports from Queensland. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has delivered its report on the competitiveness […]

 Future of gas in Australia: a new paradigm? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:28:05

The prospect of very big gas price increases or even shortages has made the gas market a hot topic. The possibility of such outcomes arises from the connection of Australia’s domestic market with the broader regional market via LNG exports from Queensland. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has delivered its report on the competitiveness […]

 Mind the gaps: what can we do about widening gaps in school education in Australia? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:15:26

In this Policy Pitch event Dr Peter Goss hosted a panel of senior leaders in school education to explore learning gaps between Australian students and what can be done about these gaps.

 Mind the gaps: what can we do about widening gaps in school education in Australia? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:15:26

In this Policy Pitch event Dr Peter Goss hosted a panel of senior leaders in school education to explore learning gaps between Australian students and what can be done about these gaps.

 Sustainable Cities: New Research Perspectives | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:45:38

Australians are amongst the most urbanised people on Earth. Transforming the way we use and pay for energy to power and access our cities lies at the centre of a sustainable future. In this public forum, presenters from the Grattan Institute and Curtin University’s Sustainability Policy Institute discussed recent work on climate policy, electricity tariffs, […]

 Sustainable Cities: New Research Perspectives | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:45:38

Australians are amongst the most urbanised people on Earth. Transforming the way we use and pay for energy to power and access our cities lies at the centre of a sustainable future. In this public forum, presenters from the Grattan Institute and Curtin University’s Sustainability Policy Institute discussed recent work on climate policy, electricity tariffs, […]

 Brisbane – Mind the gaps: what can we do about widening gaps in school education in Australia? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:18:01

Learning gaps between Australian students of different backgrounds are alarmingly wide and grow wider as students move through school. Grattan Institute recently published Widening gaps: what NAPLAN tells us about student progress. The report finds that the gap between students with parents with low education and those with highly educated parents grows from 10 months in Year […]

 Brisbane – Mind the gaps: what can we do about widening gaps in school education in Australia? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:18:01

Learning gaps between Australian students of different backgrounds are alarmingly wide and grow wider as students move through school. Grattan Institute recently published Widening gaps: what NAPLAN tells us about student progress. The report finds that the gap between students with parents with low education and those with highly educated parents grows from 10 months in Year […]

 Generation less? Exploring the economic challenge for young Australians | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:08:28

In this Policy Pitch event at State Library Victoria, Jennifer Rayner, Professor Rod Maddock from Victoria University and Grattan Fellow Danielle Wood explore the emerging political and economic concerns around intergenerational inequality and what we should do about it.

 Generation less? Exploring the economic challenge for young Australians | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:08:28

In this Policy Pitch event at State Library Victoria, Jennifer Rayner, Professor Rod Maddock from Victoria University and Grattan Fellow Danielle Wood explore the emerging political and economic concerns around intergenerational inequality and what we should do about it.

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