The history and purposes of private health insurance
REPORTby Stephen Duckett and Kristina Nemet
The private health insurance industry fears it is in a death spiral, and politicians need to rethink whether or to what extent taxpayers should continue to subsidise the industry.
NEWS
12 July 2019
A power struggle that has to endThe policy stand-off between federal Energy Minister Angus Taylor and his state counterparts cannot continue. The sector is too important for its future to be decided by a high-stakes game of chicken.
NEWS
10 July 2019
Super shock: more compulsory super would make Middle Australia poorer, not richerThe typical worker would lose about $30,000 over their lifetime if compulsory superannuation contributions are lifted from 9.5 per cent of wages to 12 per cent, as has been legislated.
News
12 July 2019
Lessons from Australia’s intergenerational electionOlder Australians are not selfish. They care about the welfare of their own children and grandchildren, as well as the world they are leaving for future generations. There is little evidence that wealthy retirees voted largely in self-interest at the federal election.
Reports
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15 July 2019
The history and purposes of private health insurance -
30 June 2019
Budget blues: why the Stage 3 income tax cuts should wait -
16 April 2019
Commonwealth Orange Book 2019: Policy priorities for the federal government -
17 March 2019
Filling the gap: A universal dental care scheme for Australia
News & Opinion
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22 July 2019
There are no good arguments for lifting compulsory super -
16 July 2019
Why private health insurance needs a rethink -
12 July 2019
Lessons from Australia’s intergenerational election -
12 July 2019
A power struggle that has to end
Podcasts
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2 July 2019
Hydrogen: coming to a stovetop near you? – Sydney -
6 June 2019
How governments can help struggling Australians with rising housing costs – Melbourne -
27 May 2019
What should the next Federal Government do on retirement incomes? — Sydney -
22 May 2019
After the ‘Morrison Miracle’
Submissions
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8 July 2019
Unis should not pay the Government’s HELP administrative costs -
8 July 2019
How to make hospital funding fairer -
17 June 2019
How to improve NAPLAN -
30 May 2019
How to improve the conduct and regulation of lobbying
Presentations
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19 June 2019
Improving primary care -
3 June 2019
How should we model incomes in retirement? -
12 April 2019
Our latest retirement income projections show most Australians will still have enough -
27 March 2019
Australia’s long-standing generational bargain is under threat
Events
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23 July 2019
Energy Futures: Whither Australian energy policy over the next 3 years? – Melbourne -
16 July 2019
Private health insurance under challenge – Melbourne -
02 July 2019
Hydrogen: coming to a stovetop near you? – Sydney -
26 June 2019
What would it take to end homelessness in Queensland
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