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📚 We are delighted to announce our Prime Minister’s Summer Reading List for 2024. 📚 We recommend these six excellent reads to Anthony Albanese – and all Australians – for the summer holidays. • Ṉäku Dhäruk The Bark Petitions: How the People of Yirrkala Changed the Course of Australian Democracy, by Clare Wright • Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space, by Adam Higginbotham • Making Sense of Chaos: A Better Economics for a Better World, by J. Doyne Farmer • Seventy Miles in Hell, by Caitlin Dickerson • Code Dependent: Living in the Shadow of AI, by Madhumita Murgia  • Only the Astronauts, by Ceridwen Dovey. Here’s why we chose these six: https://buff.ly/3Bg3iuP #auspol #ausecon #reading #summereading

'The case to switch [from renewables to nuclear] has not been made.' Our energy and climate-change expert Tony Wood accesses the Coalition's nuclear plan and concludes that Australia 'should not be for turning'. via The Australian https://buff.ly/4iNWmG4 #auspol #coal

All of us here at Grattan Institute wish our followers a merry Christmas and happy new year. We look forward to sharing more research with you in 2025, as we tackle the biggest policy issues of the federal election – and beyond. In the meantime, our staff are taking a well-earned break. 🌴 The Grattan office will be closed from Friday 20 December to Monday 6 January. During this time, we’ll be switching off emails and social media. For all non-urgent enquiries, please email info@grattan.edu.au, and we’ll get back to you on our return.

Lifting the activity test for early childhood education will help disadvantaged families. It’s an important step on the path to universal childcare in Australia, write Aruna Sathanapally and Jessica Geraghty. https://buff.ly/4gek7oZ #auspol #ausecon #childcare #earlychildhood

How much do you need to retire? For most Australians, it’s a lot less than you might think. Brendan Coates and Joey Moloney explain.

Some of our followers hang out for the Prime Minister’s Summer Reading List… The rest demand the Wonks’ List. 🤓 Here are our picks for the best technical policy reads of 2024. https://buff.ly/3BazH62 #auspol #ausecon

Victoria is running out of gas. It’s a massive policy fail. Tony Wood on what must happen now. https://buff.ly/4g0mE69 #springst #gas #energy

Every year, the federal government releases a Climate Change Statement, which documents progress towards Australia’s climate targets. This year’s statement shows Australia’s emissions have fallen and that we are on track to meet the 2030 emissions reduction target of 43 per cent. But hitting this number depends on implementing several policies, including the Capacity Investment Scheme, the Future Made in Australia plan, and The New Vehicle Emissions Standard. In this Grattan podcast, host Kat Clay and energy expert Alison Reeve discuss what the statement means for Australia, and what the government can do over the next five years to ensure Australia hits the targets. Website with transcript: https://buff.ly/41lrfLW Apple Podcasts: https://buff.ly/49n2ssC Spotify: https://buff.ly/49myPrn YouTube: https://buff.ly/4io8hKs #auspol #climatepolicy #podcast #climatechange

Grattan's energy expert Tony Wood shares his thoughts on the recent COP29 climate-change conference. He's frustrated by the slow progress in reducing emissions. But despite this, he argues Australia should remain committed to the ambitions of the Paris Agreement. Here's why: https://buff.ly/412fycM #climatechange #auspol #COP29 #climate #climatepolicy

‘Belief or hope in the future is part of the glue that binds us together. ‘And from the perspective of social cohesion, I think it’s really important for younger Australians to feel the sense that they are being afforded the same opportunities that previous generations were afforded, and not feel like they’re the ones left carrying the can.’ Our CEO, Aruna Sathanapally, spoke to the ABC about the widening generation gap in Australia.