This submission summarises Grattan Institute’s previous analysis and recommendations in areas of policy relevant to the White Paper including: maintaining full employment and reforming macroeconomic policy, increasing female and older- age workforce participation, reforming skilled migration, increasing the JobSeeker payment, and managing Australia’s transition to net zero.

Tony Wood

Energy and Climate Change Program Director
Tony has been Director of the Energy Program since 2011 after 14 years working at Origin Energy in senior executive roles. From 2009 to 2014 he was also Program Director of Clean Energy Projects at the Clinton Foundation, advising governments in the Asia-Pacific region on effective deployment of large-scale, low-emission energy technologies.

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