Major speeches and essays

2009 I 2014 I 2016 I 2017 I 2018 I 2019 I 2020 I 2021 I 2022 I 2023 I 2024

2009

The launch of Grattan Institute, John Daley

2014

Philanthropists must be realists with their money, John Daley

2016

The geography of productivity growth, John Daley

2017

Universities and the evolving graduate labour market, Andrew Norton

Why should we care about housing affordability? Brendan Coates, John Daley, and Trent Wiltshire

Options for housing affordability: the good, the bad, and the cosmetic, Brendan Coates, John Daley, and Trent Wiltshire

National Press Club Address: Women in Economics 2017 federal Budget reflections, Danielle Wood

Affordable, accessible, appropriate housing for older Australians, John Daley

2018

The conventional wisdom is wrong: building more housing does help low-income earners, Brendan Coates and Trent Wiltshire

The Finkel Review and the future market, Tony Wood

How to fight the battle for gender equality, Danielle Wood

A history of Grattan Institute, Glyn Davis

2019

Ten years of Grattan Institute, John Daley

Prosthesis pricing needs fundamental reform, Stephen Duckett

Immigration and wage growth, John Daley

The hipster trustbusters, Danielle Wood

2020

Negotiating the grey zone: Special interests, money, and the democratic deficit, Kate Griffiths and Danielle Wood

CEO handover speech, John Daley

How to get the biggest bang for our stimulus buck, Brendan Coates and Tim Helm

2021

John Button Oration: The Next Generation’s Australia, Danielle Wood

2022

Think big: A new mission statement for Australia, Danielle Wood

The Great Australian Nightmare, Brendan Coates

Australia’s mission: to become a green-energy superpower, Danielle Wood

2023

Creating a better Australia for Generation Next, Danielle Wood

Collaborating for impact: The role of government and philanthropy in building Australia’s leading think tank, Danielle Wood

Tax reform in Australia: an impossible dream? Danielle Wood

2024

Can we talk about a fairer, more prosperous Australia? Aruna Sathanapally

Bridging generations, Aruna Sathanapally