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Election cycles come and go, but every year regional and rural Australians are forced to put up with roads so bad they threaten lives and livelihoods.

With cost-of-living concerns dogging the government ahead of next week's federal budget and the upcoming election, experts are again questioning whether its tax cuts are directed at those who need them most.

Australia already has energy independence and extracts more gas than it needs to meet domestic demand. Indeed three-quarters is exported as LNG

Grattan Institute report finds ‘consistent pattern’ of transport funding going to political battleground states

Brace for the federal election – the transport promises have begun. Some are pretty big, such as Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce’s A$678 million for the Outback Highway, and Opposition leader Anthony Albanese’s $500 million down-payment on faster rail between Newcastle and Sydney. If history is any guide, a rush…

At last election, just one of 71 Coalition promises worth $100m or more based on approved business case, says Grattan Institute

Australia’s temporary skilled migration program is hard for businesses to use while still not protecting migrants from exploitation.

Grattan Institute says targeting higher-wage migrants will better address skills shortages and workers should be able to change employers

Nearly every Australian uses some part of the health system every year, whether it be going to the GP, getting a prescription filled, or seeing a specialist.

The Grattan Institute says whoever wins the upcoming election should take on ambitious policy agenda so Australian can emerge from the pandemic more prosperous.

The Grattan Institute has warned Australians face a further decline in living standards and inaction on climate change unless there are massive reforms.