With a federal election outcome, it’s time to take stock of how Australia is doing, where it’s going, and what governments can do about it. In partnership with the Grattan Institute, we explore the pressing policy challenges facing Australia in terms of tax and budgets, cities, transport, energy, school education, higher education and...

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In turning its attention to health policy, it appears the Turnbull government has learnt from its near-death experience. It now must reconcile the political sensitivity of Medicare and the need for fiscal discipline.

Turnbull could draw on the Menzies strategy of appropriating the best parts of Labor’s proposals. For example, a higher...