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Why reforming health care is integral for our economy

  • Written by: Michael Woods, Professor of Health Economics, University of Technology Sydney
imageHealthcare is becoming increasingly important in a services-led economy.Shutterstock

Australia’s productivity growth has been stagnant for over a decade and, according to a new report, our health policies and programs could be partly to blame. Released today, the Productivity Commission report also highlights how the health-care sector (among...

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Speaking with: Bates Gill on Australia's changing relationship with China

  • Written by: William Isdale, Research Assistant, Melbourne Law School, University of Melbourne
imageFlickr: Pedro Szekely, CC BY-SA

During Xi Jinping’s opening address at the Communist Party’s 19th National Party Congress last week, the Chinese president outlined his vision of a “new era” for China – one that will see “China moving closer to centre stage”.

China’s economic and foreign policies have...

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Assisted dying is one thing, but governments must ensure palliative care is available to all who need it

  • Written by: Stephen Duckett, Director, Health Program, Grattan Institute
imageWhile assisted dying is contentious, access to palliative care should not be.Rustle/Shutterstock

Assisted dying moved one step closer to reality in Victoria last week with the authorising bill passing the lower house with a comfortable 47-37 majority. Throughout the debate, many MPs spoke of terrible personal experiences of the deaths of family...

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Energy prices are high because consumers are paying for useless, profit-boosting infrastructure

  • Written by: Bruce Mountain, Director, Carbon and Energy Markets., Victoria University

The preliminary report on energy prices released last week by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) suggests that the consumer watchdog is concerned about almost every aspect of Australia’s electricity industry. It quotes customer groups who say electricity is the biggest issue in their surveys, and cites several case...

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  1. Telling Chinese students to conform won't fix cross-cultural issues
  2. Fingerprinting to solve crimes: not as robust as you think
  3. How to teach your kids to think more critically about money
  4. Connecting 'diblings': how the law is failing to keep up with modern families
  5. Guide to the Classics: Virgil’s Aeneid
  6. We are living alone together in today's cities – and that calls for smart and 'bolshie' moves
  7. Rethinking tourism and its contribution to conservation in New Zealand
  8. Senate crossbenchers take the first steps on lobbying reform – now to ensure it succeeds
  9. We Love Arabs: accomplished satire offers food (and hummus) for thought
  10. Health Check: do boys really have a testosterone spurt at age four?
  11. Don't fear robo-justice. Algorithms could help more people access legal advice
  12. Financial literacy is a public policy problem
  13. Like it or not, you're getting the NBN, so what are your rights when buying internet services?
  14. Movember, ice buckets, fun runs and 'dry' months: why philanthropy of the body is all the rage
  15. Autism and the arts: making a space for different minds
  16. What do single, older women want? Their 'own little space' (and garden) to call home, for a start
  17. How doctors are taught to deal with death
  18. I’ve always wondered: why do our computing devices seem to slow down?
  19. I've always wondered: why don't chickens look down when they scratch?
  20. Citizen scientist scuba divers shed light on the impact of warming oceans on marine life
  21. Google’s new Go-playing AI learns fast, and even thrashed its former self
  22. Tree of Codes wields dance, music and art to create new spectacle
  23. Will the National Energy Guarantee hit pause on renewables?
  24. Should central banks have a 'representative of the poor'?
  25. Why marking essays by algorithm risks rewarding the writing of 'bullshit'
  26. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the New Zealand election
  27. Dying a good death: what we need from drugs that are meant to end life
  28. When bacteria tell a story: tracing Indigenous Australian ochre sources via microbial 'fingerprinting'
  29. Victorian courts should expand their supervision of family violence offenders
  30. Thor: Ragnarok, a joyous, trashy, retro-nostalgic comedy, is the best of the Marvel films
  31. Debt agreements and how to avoid unnecessary debt traps
  32. Your body's cells use and resist force, and they move. It's mechanobiology
  33. 'Identity politics' have not taken over university history courses
  34. Australia's high rates of bladder cancer deaths show why blood in urine should always be investigated
  35. Swift parrots need protection from sugar gliders, but that's not enough
  36. Bringing back an old idea for smart cities – playing on the street
  37. Vital Signs: economics can't explain why unemployment and inflation are both low
  38. New report shows compelling reasons to decriminalise sex work
  39. Friday essay: toxic beauty, then and now
  40. Grattan on Friday: The rift between Brandis and Dutton deepens as the behemoth of Home Affairs rises
  41. Jacinda Ardern to become NZ prime minister following coalition announcement
  42. Labour wins NZ election after backing from NZ First. Bankers' SA Galaxy: 31% Lib, 30% SA Best, 26% Labor
  43. By excluding Hannah Mouncey, the AFL's inclusion policy has failed a key test
  44. Politics podcast: Tiernan Brady and Cory Bernardi reflect on the marriage postal ballot
  45. #MeToo and Modern Consciousness-Raising
  46. Making voting both simple and secure is a challenge for democracies
  47. Let Google bill you for all your electricity, gas, phone and every other utility
  48. Childhood heart disease has a profound impact and is under-recognised
  49. Gift cards often end up in the bin, but extending their life might not help
  50. What businesses can learn from sports about using algorithms

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