Budget

Australia keeps reaching for tax reform to fix the housing crisis, but the 2026 Federal Budget still didn't tackle one of our biggest problems. What it missed was speed.

While arguments continue over the value of the NDIS, deficit-based stereotypes for people with disability are quietly impacting our economy

A record funding commitment has been made to fix an aged care system that’s failing older Australians, but how far does the new Budget go?

While Australia’s Federal Budget promises more money to rural GPs, will the cash make a difference when it comes to getting and keeping doctors in remote Australia?

Does Bill Shorten’s budget reply mark a shift in the political paradigm towards ‘fairness’ becoming the new black?

Economists are concerned a flatter tax system will heighten inequality, while the challenge of affording an older Australia still needs to be addressed ... sometime

The Policy Shop & the Grattan Institute present a special event

Two leading economists discuss major challenges in the upcoming Australian Federal budget

Simply reining in Australia’s Federal budget deficit isn’t enough. We need long term planning if we are to afford our ageing population

Professor Ross Garnaut warns an over-optimistic budget update is obscuring the need to take action to boost the economy