Jobs for the boys

A new Grattan Institute report shows that political appointments are common at state and federal levels and reveals the costs all Australians bear when governments choose mates over merit.

Intergenerational reports should spark action

Australia’s state and federal governments have spent the past 16 months responding to a major health and economic crisis but the latest intergenerational report underlines the need for more long term action.

Australia’s aging voters may hold the key to election victory

If Labor is relying on a surge of younger voters to deliver it victory then its hopes may be misplaced as Australia’s voters are ageing.

A crisis of trust – The rise of Australian protest politics

Protest politics is on the rise in Australia, and the main cause is collapsing trust in politicians and the major parties, according to a new Grattan Institute report.