While recent NDIS reforms are important steps towards fiscal sustainability, future pressures will hinge on managing rising costs per participant| e61 INSTITUTE
Should government’s lock in a fixed number of work from home days?| e61 INSTITUTE
Labour market dynamism needs to be a key focus of the Economic Reform Roundtable.| e61 INSTITUTE
A weaker fiscal position limits Australia’s ability to pool risk across the community and through time.| e61 INSTITUTE
Most NDIS services are charged at, or just below, the price cap, but variation across services reveals where these caps are most binding and where market forces are shaping prices instead| e61 INSTITUTE
There is one key area where teaching stands out in terms of its workforce challenges compared to other fields and occupations: school teaching degree enrolments.| e61 INSTITUTE
When the re-elected Albanese Government returns to parliament, its first stated legislative priority is to cut 20% of outstanding student HELP debt. The proposal echoes U.S. policy under the Biden Administration and comes after a decade during which both the number of young people with a HELP debt and the real value of that debt have grown.| e61 INSTITUTE
One of the Albanese government’s headline-grabbing commitments in the recent election campaign was a promised 20 per cent reduction of the Higher Education Loan Program (HELP) or student loan debt. The Prime Minister has said this measure will be the first piece of legislation the government introduces in the next Parliament when it returns from 22 July. | e61 INSTITUTE
The so-called Silver Tsunami – the rapid growth of Australia’s older population – has arrived. Policymakers have raised concerns that this demographic shift could adversely affect the labour market by lowering labour force participation. This concern is based on two assumptions: | e61 INSTITUTE