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A conversation with Energy Fellow, David Blowers. Australia’s electricity system is under pressure like never before. Work should start immediately on a new ‘capacity mechanism’ in case it is needed to ensure reliable supplies in future.

Event podcast: Established political parties are struggling across the developed world, while “outsider parties” rise. In this State of Affairs event, Grattan CEO John Daley presented detailed Grattan analysis about the real shifts in Australia’s economy, culture and institutions, and which of them are plausibly linked to shifts in voting.

A conversation with Australian Perspectives Fellow, Dani Wood. The question of whether inequality has been rising or falling in Australia appears to be difficult to answer at first glance - and a different story emerges when looking at income inequality or wealth inequality. So just what is happening to inequality here in Australia? How do we compare to the rest of the world? And what are our politicians suggesting to bridge the gap?

Event Podcast: The health system is awash with data. Nearly all of it tells us that we could improve. Yet our current improvement efforts are surprisingly limited in their scope. In this Policy Pitch event, a panel of experts discussed how to improve the soundness, relevance, accessibility and understanding of health data.

A conversation with Australian Perspectives Fellow, Danielle Wood. The popular idea that the economic divide between Australia’s cities and regions is getting bigger is a misconception. Beneath the oft-told ‘tale of two Australias’ is a more nuanced story.

An interview with Grattan Institute Associate, Kate Griffiths. Following the release of the Finkel review into the security of the National Electricity Market, the COAG Energy Council of state and federal Energy Ministers came together last Friday 14 July to discuss the review's recommendations. What did COAG agree, what’s missing and what are the next steps?

A conversation with Higher Education Fellow, Ittima Cherastidtham. Higher education is a complex sector. There are many types of providers from universities to private providers and TAFEs. And with Higher Education getting a lot of attention during this year’s Budget from the Coalition, there is one issue that has and will continue to remain – that of the tension between private and public funding.

A conversation with Australian Perspectives Fellow Brendan Coates and Associate Lucille Danks featuring a number of Grattan staff discussing the rise of podcasts, why they're listening and what they listen to on policy, politics... and just for fun. Links to some of the podcasts discussed: Global affairs and emerging themes The Ezra Klein Show: https://www.vox.com/ezra-klein-show-podcast The Weeds: https://www.vox.com/the-weeds FT Alphachat: https://ftalphaville.ft.com/series/Alphachat?mhq5j=e3 Conversations with Tyler: https://www.mercatus.org/commentary/conversations-tyler Australian politics and current affairs Politics with Michelle Grattan, The Conversation’s politics podcast: https://theconversation.com/au/podcasts/politics-with-michelle-grattan The Party Room Fran Kelly and Patricia Karvelas, The ABC: http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/partyroom/ Conversations with Richard Fidler, The ABC: http://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/conversations/ It All Adds Up, Fairfax Media: https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/it-all-adds-up/id1241854479?mt=2 Ideas at the house: https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/ideas-at-the-house/id640445035?mt=2 The Fifth Estate: https://www.wheelercentre.com/broadcasts/podcasts/the-fifth-estate

Event podcast: In this Policy Pitch event at the State Library of Victoria, Sally Capp (Victorian Executive Director at the Property Council of Australia), Nicki Hutley (Director & Chief Economist at Urbis) and Brendan Coates (Fellow at Grattan Institute) discussed the problems, and weighed the options for reform.

A conversation with School Education Program Director, Pete Goss. The Coalition’s Education Amendment Bill or Gonski 2.0 as its been coined, has passed through the senate. And while Gonski 2.0 is a step forward in school funding, this is just one aspect of improving Australia’s schools. So what will likely happen now? And what should happen next?