Grattan Institute Publictions Listing http://www.grattan.edu.au/rss/rss_news.php http://www.grattan.edu.au/publications/123_norton_oped_campusreview_highered.pdf http://www.grattan.edu.au/publications/123_norton_oped_campusreview_highered.pdf Public hospitals refusing to admit pregnant international students. Government schools charging fees to the children of international students. International students having to pay full public transport fares. These international student entitlement issues made the news last year. They are all aspects of a much bigger issue: what rights and entitlements should be available to non-citizens with long-term but temporary residence rights? SAT, 28 jan 2012 13:55:00 +1000 http://www.climatespectator.com.au/commentary/right-way-value-solar http://www.climatespectator.com.au/commentary/right-way-value-solar Now is the time to resolve confusion about the value of solar power, "grid parity" and the role of support mechanisms for solar PV. How do we decide what solar PV is worth? What does this mean for feed-in tariffs and the concept of grid parity? WED, 21 dec 2011 19:50:00 +1000 http://theconversation.edu.au/the-future-of-gas-power-stepping-stone-or-snare-4575 http://theconversation.edu.au/the-future-of-gas-power-stepping-stone-or-snare-4575 The past few years have seen the rapid expansion of the coal seam and shale gas industry. Combine this expansion with the recent introduction of a price on carbon here in Australia, and you end up with a bunch of intriguing questions. THU, 15 dec 2012 15:10:00 +1000 http://www.grattan.edu.au/publications/121_norton_oped_australian_highered.pdf http://www.grattan.edu.au/publications/121_norton_oped_australian_highered.pdf The latest review of university funding has not come up with a convincing basis for allocating higher education tuition subsidies. WED, 14 dec 2011 10:30:00 +1000 http://www.grattan.edu.au/pub_page/120_summer_reading_list.html http://www.grattan.edu.au/pub_page/120_summer_reading_list.html The list contains books and articles that we believe the Prime Minister - or indeed any Australian - will find stimulating over the break. They're all good reads that we think say something interesting about Australia and its future. Sat, 03 Dec 2011 09:00:00 +1000 http://www.grattan.edu.au/publications/116_norton_oped_age_highered.pdf http://www.grattan.edu.au/publications/116_norton_oped_age_highered.pdf The Ombudsman claims that international students are being admitted with inadequate English proficiency and sometimes passed when they should fail. More independent information on students' prospects and performance would help protect international students and their future employers. TUE, 08 nov 2011 15:00:00 +1000 http://theconversation.edu.au/international-carbon-markets-what-are-the-implications-for-australia-3897 http://theconversation.edu.au/international-carbon-markets-what-are-the-implications-for-australia-3897 Don't be misled by the local debate: Australia is not going it alone in establishing a carbon market. From the European Union to parts of the United States, China, Japan, South Korea and New Zealand, emissions trading schemes are either underway or planned. The reason is not surprising: these markets work. Australia's carbon trading scheme would do well to link to them. Wed, 19 Oct 2011 12:46:00 +1000 http://www.grattan.edu.au/publications/115_all_energy_conference_paper.pdf http://www.grattan.edu.au/publications/115_all_energy_conference_paper.pdf The hardest task in climate change is designing effective policy to address it. The forces for change are so weak and the headwinds so strong that there is simply no correlation between the challenge and what is being put into place. Market mechanisms remain the most effective means of meeting the challenge. The biggest risk in the market mechanism is that governments will listen to vested interests and fail to set emissions constraints that ensure their targets are met. Wed, 12 Oct 2011 09:00:00 +1000 http://www.grattan.edu.au/publications/114_norton_oped_age_highered.pdf http://www.grattan.edu.au/publications/114_norton_oped_age_highered.pdf Australian universities hope to improve their positions in world university rankings. But students may pay the price. Wed, 12 Oct 2011 09:00:00 +1000 http://www.grattan.edu.au/publications/113_daley_oped_afr_school_ed.pdf http://www.grattan.edu.au/publications/113_daley_oped_afr_school_ed.pdf The Prime Minister's Future Jobs forum was missing the one minister who would make the most difference to future jobs, the School Education Minister. The economy and the workplace are changing all the time. Government's task is not to dictate their shape or to protect industries. It is to equip Australians to be able to innovate and manage change. The best way to do that is to raise the quality of school education. Mon, 10 Oct 2011 09:00:00 +1000