Podcasts about Grattan

Viện Grattan cho biết cứ ba học sinh ở Úc, thì có một em không đạt được trình độ thành thạo về toán. Trong một báo cáo mới, Viện này lập luận rằng Úc đã hạ thấp mức độ ưu tiên cho toán học, với việc chính phủ quá chậm chạp, trong việc loại trừ các kỹ thuật giảng dạy theo "mốt".

Whether it's increasing rent or mortgage repayments, the surging cost of buying a house or simply finding a secure place to live, Australians are struggling more than ever with housing costs. And with a federal election around the corner, cost-of-living is one of the biggest issues facing voters. Labor is spruiking the housing policies that it legislated over its first term, including the newly expanded Help to Buy scheme. The Coalition is promising to allow first home buyers to use their super to help purchase their home. Both parties are proposing a two-year ban on foreign residents purchasing existing homes. But do the policies on offer from the major parties go far enough to help make housing more affordable for more Australians? In this podcast, two Grattan experts, Brendan Coates and Matthew Bowes, evaluate the housing policies on offer – and suggest that whoever wins the election should pursue more comprehensive reforms. Read the 2025 Orange Book: https://grattan.edu.au/report/orange-book-2025/

Is the 2025 federal Budget right for these economic times? In this special pre-election Grattan podcast, our experts give their verdict. Host Kate Griffiths is joined by Grattan CEO Aruna Sathanapally and health policy expert Peter Breadon to analyse what was good in the Budget, what was missing, and what the next government – whether Labor or Coalition, majority or minority – should do to build a better Australia.

ລາຍງານໃຫມ່ ຂອງສະຖາບັນ Grattan ທີ່ຖືກພິມ ໃນວັນທີ 20 ມັງກອນ ໄດ້ສເນີການປ່ຽນແປງຄັ້ງໃຫຍ່ຂອງລະບົບການເງິນບໍານານ ຂອງອອສເຕຣເລັຍ ເພາະຄວາມຊັບຊ້ອນ, ສ້າງຄວາມກົດດັນ ແລະເຮັດໃຫ້ຜູ້ອອກກິນເບັ້ຍບໍານານຫລາຍຄົນ ຢູ່ກິນກັບເງິນ ທີ່ຕ່ຳກວ່າຄວນຈະເປັນ.

Last Tuesday, the Reserve Bank of Australia delivered its first rate cut in over four years. For many, the tumultuous years of rate rises have felt like a cost-of-living gauntlet. Inflation has driven up the cost of household bills, groceries and housing, with families slashing their spending to make ends meet. Despite the RBA's independence from government, the rate cut falls under the shadow of a looming election, and both major parties are using the decision to pitch policies that ease the cost-of-living crisis. On this podcast, host Kat Clay interviews Grattan experts Trent Wiltshire and Jessica Geraghty, on the RBA's decision, what it means for the election, and Australia's economic outlook. Helpful links: Statement by the Reserve Bank Board: Monetary Policy Decision https://www.rba.gov.au/media-releases/2025/mr-25-03.html Australia's Productivity Pitch: https://engage.pc.gov.au/projects/productivity-pitch/surveys/idea/survey/your-idea#submissions

Most Australians have enough to enjoy a comfortable retirement. But too many retirees who rent are being left behind. Today, two thirds of retirees who rent privately live in poverty, including more than three in four single women. And a growing number of older Australians are at risk of becoming homeless. With home ownership falling across the board, it's only going to get worse. On this podcast, host Kat Clay discusses Grattan's new report, Renting in Retirement: Why Rent Assistance needs to rise, with authors Brendan Coates and Matthew Bowes. Read the report: https://grattan.edu.au/report/renting-in-retirement-why-rent-assistance-needs-to-rise/

This week on the Podcast this week Tom and Dick are talking about the history of Grattan RoadYou can find the articles referenced in this podcast on www.advertiser.ie/galway.If you have a message for Tom or Dick please email us at oldgalwaydiary@advertiser.ie

This week on the Podcast this week Tom and Dick are talking about the history of Grattan Road You can find the articles referenced in this podcast on www.advertiser.ie/galway.If you have a message for Tom or Dick please email us at oldgalwaydiary@advertiser.ie

A new report by the Grattan Institute has proposed significant changes to Australia's superannuation system. Listen to SBS Sinhala explainer for more information. - රාජ්‍ය ප්‍රත්පත්ති නිර්මාණය කිරීම සඳහා නිර්දේශ ඉදිරිපත් කරන Grattan ආයතනය ඕස්ට්‍රේලියාවේ superannuation ක්‍රමවේදය සඳහා ඉතා වැදගත් වෙනස් කම් කිහිපයක් යෝජනා කර සිටිනවා. මේ පිලිබඳ වැඩිදුර තොරතුරු අද කාලීන තොරතුරු විග්‍රහයෙන්

Mr Sun by Gillian Grattan with Kathy Rose O'Brien

In episode 270 of The Just Checking In Podcast we checked in with Robert Grattan. Robert works as a Clinical Physiologist and our Founder Freddie met Rob through playing football locally in north-east London as teenagers. In this episode we discuss his exposure to suicide as a teenager when family friends of Rob took their own lives. We then talk about a relationship break-up Rob went through recently from a five-year relationship and the impact that had on his mental health, his identity and how he's had to rebuild it in the months since. We also talk about the role he's played for his friends in their lives as someone they can come to when disclosing their own mental health struggles and having that level of emotional intelligence as a man. We finish by discussing his memories at Aldersbrook FC (where Rob and Freddie met), the power of football in providing an avenue for male bonding at a grass-roots level, friendship and how these teams can get better at allowing men to disclose issues greater than surface-level ones. As always, #itsokaytovent Support Us: Patreon: www.patreon.com/venthelpuk GoFundMe: www.gofundme.com/f/help-vent-supp…ir-mental-health Merchandise: www.redbubble.com/people/VentUK/shop Music: @patawawa - Strange: www.youtube.com/watch?v=d70wfeJSEvk

Peter Dutton has released the costings for the Coalition's nuclear energy plan, proposing to build seven nuclear power stations at the sites of current coal plants. The Coalition says its plan would be markedly cheaper than Labor's plan to convert to mostly renewable energy by 2050. But a report from CSIRO and the Australian Energy Market Operator suggests that renewables have the lowest cost range of any new electricity generation. Added to this, debates around energy prices are only going to get bigger as the 2025 federal election draws closer. And in the end, is the ultimate goal of emissions reduction getting lost in the clamour for cheaper bills? On this podcast, Grattan's energy experts Tony Wood and Alison Reeve provide incisive commentary on the state of energy policy - and they argue that Australia shouldn't jump to Plan B anytime soon. Links to reports mentioned in the podcast: - Frontier Economics report https://www.frontier-economics.com.au/economic-analysis-of-including-nuclear-power-in-the-nem/ - CSIRO and AEMO GenCost Report https://www.csiro.au/en/research/technology-space/energy/gencost - Grattan's submission on nuclear energy https://grattan.edu.au/news/nuclear-energy-for-australia/

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Carl Sagan (pictured) testified before Congress in 1985 about the perils of climate change - "Carl Sagan testifying before Congress in 1985 on climate change"; Here's the chance to listen early to the latest episode of "The Climate Revolution series coming up, with Dr Mark Diesendorf and three economists." "Peter Dutton's bid to politicise top science agency is ‘absurd', former CSIRO energy director says"; "Three-Quarters of Earth's Land Got Drier in Recent Decades, U.N. Says"; "Thousands without power as Santa Ana winds bring increased fire risk for Southern California"; "Climate Café launched in Geelong"; "Climate risks could cost FIFA stadiums $800m by 2050"; "Sydney to Melbourne or 800km on a single charge: MG's premium push could introduce ground-breaking new electric car technology to Australia to best 2025 Tesla Model 3 Long Range, BYD Seal and Hyundai Ioniq 6"; "East Coast's first atmospheric river of the season will drive wild weather this week"; "Copernicus: 2024 virtually certain to be the warmest year and first year above 1.5°C"; "Grattan on Friday: Dutton's nuclear policy would have coal-fired power stations operating for a lot longer"; "Environmental-Political Collapse Accelerates"; "Dutton's nuclear plan a 'heroic', cherrypicked 'recipe for higher energy bills', experts say"; "Dutton's nuclear plan: An energy grid powered by endless spin".

Every year, the federal government releases a Climate Change Statement, which documents progress towards Australia's climate targets. This year's statement shows Australia's emissions have fallen and that we are on track to meet the 2030 emissions reduction target of 43 per cent. But hitting this number depends on implementing several policies, including the Capacity Investment Scheme, the Future Made in Australia plan, and The New Vehicle Emissions Standard. In this Grattan podcast, host Kat Clay and energy expert Alison Reeve discuss what the statement means for Australia, and what the government can do over the next five years to ensure Australia hits the targets. Further reading - Annual Climate Change Statement 2024 https://www.dcceew.gov.au/climate-change/strategies/annual-climate-change-statement-2024 - Climate Change Authority Annual Progress Report 2024 https://www.climatechangeauthority.gov.au/2024-annual-progress-report-released - Grattan's Towards Net-Zero report series https://grattan.edu.au/towards-net-zero/

Πάνω από δύο εκατομμύρια Αυστραλοί καθυστερούν ή αποφεύγουν να επισκεφτούν τον οδοντογιατρό τους εξαιτίας του υψηλού κόστους. Σε έκθεσή του το Ινστιτούτο Grattan αναφέρει πως οι Αυστραλοί πληρώνουν για την οδοντιατρική τους περίθαλψη ακριβότερα από ό,τι σε άλλους τομείς φροντίδας της υγείας τους και ζητά μεταρρύθμιση του Εθνικού Συστήματος Ασφάλισης Medicare

In this episode of the Back in Session podcast, hosts Ryan Stevens and Ryan DeMara sit down with Michigan State Representative Bryan Posthumus to explore the key issues shaping Michigan's political and legislative landscape. Posthumus, the GOP Floor Leader, shares his experiences running for office during COVID-19, highlights the "Mission for Michigan" policy platform, and outlines his vision for making Michigan more affordable, improving education, and enhancing energy production. The discussion also covers the balance between environmental protection and economic growth, the importance of vocational education, and the state's approach to combating the opioid epidemic. A must-listen for anyone following Michigan's pivotal role in national politics.About Rep. Bryan Posthumus:Elected in 2020, Representative Posthumus serves the citizens of Michigan's 90th House District, which encompasses much of Northeast Kent County. The district is comprised of the townships of Sparta, Alpine, Algoma, Courtland, Cannon, Grattan, Vergennes and parts of Tyrone and Plainfield, as well as the City of Rockford.Bryan graduated from Michigan State University with a Bachelors' Degree in Agricultural Business Management.As a fifth-generation farmer, Bryan knows the value of hard work and commitment. Over the past ten years, he has built his farm from a start up to the largest farmer-owned hop grower in the state, and he brings that work ethic and experience to Lansing as a representative.About Mission for Michigan:https://missionformichigan.com/

Sometimes, a story can save a life. This is one of those stories. Anna Martin is a recovering gambling addict who, as you'll hear, almost lost her life to this insidious industry. Anna gambled in the shadows. She didn't want anyone to know about her gambling habits, or the risks she was taking, or just how bad it got…to the point where she almost lost her life. Shame and secrecy are killers. And gambling is shrouded in shame and secrecy. So it's no small thing for Anna to share her story with No Filter. Anna has turned her experience into action to help others through the Untangled Project - you can find out more about them here: Instagram: @theuntangleprojectaus If you or someone you know needs help - the following organisations are a good place to start: GHLEE (Gambling Harm Lived Experience Experts) If you would like more information about research into the current state of gambling in Australia including how gambling is affecting women today, start here: The Grattan report: how Australia should prevent gambling harm https://grattan.edu.au/report/a-better-bet-how-australia-should-prevent-gambling-harm/ And if you need mental health support, please reach out to Lifeline: 13 11 14 THE END BITS: Listen to more No Filter interviews here and follow us on Instagram here. Discover more Mamamia podcasts here. Feedback: podcast@mamamia.com.au Share your story, feedback, or dilemma! Send us a voice message, and one of our Podcast Producers will get back to you ASAP. Rate or review us on Apple by clicking on the three dots in the top right-hand corner, click Go To Show then scroll down to the bottom of the page, click on the stars at the bottom and write a review.   CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman You can find Mia on Instagram here and get her newsletter here. Executive Producer: Naima Brown Audio Producer: Thom Lion Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culturesBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Support us on Patreon... Tennant, Luke and Frankie are calling all Summerupperers to come join the expanded LMSU universe and support our Patreon! Sign up today for access to coveted BoCo like our recent bonus episodes on nuclear (could it work?) Plus tasty extras like our episode notes, custom memes and climate themed reworks of classic songs - it's a vibe. Head on over to https://www.patreon.com/LetMeSumUp.—This week your intrepid hosts are joined by LMSU co-host-at-large - aka the sensible lady in paragraph five - none other than Grattan climate maven Alison Reeve!After hanging out for the much anticipated speech by Peter Dutton on the Opposition's nuclear policy, at an event titled “Nuclear: could it work?” your intrepid hosts can report *shrug emojis* with side of *skeptical brow emojis* because there was NO new information in that speech. NADA. That did not stop the enterprising folks at IEEFA, who penned this analysis suggesting nuclear would add big $$ to all our energy bills and have no hope of making returns, ever. Our humble take? Pay big for it we will (T's got some dodgy numbers!), but maybe through taxes rather than our energy bills. Tomayto, tomahto. Bless the folks at IEEFA for  creating the policy in order to model it!Our main paperIt's all engines go as the LMSU pit crew review the updated National Hydrogen Strategy, But before we get too H2 Fast H2 Furious, we jump in the DeLorean with Alison as she recounts the backstory on the original 2019 Hydrogen Strategy. So how does the 2024 model compare? Less hype, no tripe, some pipe! Clear-eyed and bullish about the role of green hydrogen in hard to abate sectors and key export opportunities, this hydrogen strategy is a shift to getting hy on our own supply!Bonus: our third episode ever covering IRENA's report on hydrogen carriers is the fine wine to accompany this main course.One more thingsTennant's One More Thing is: the passage of legislation in Tennessee to ban solar geoengineering - by Republicans, because, chemtrails! Alison's One More Thing is: the end of coal power in the UK! With the closing of the last coal power station at Ratcliffe-on-Soar, it's a symbolic shift as the country that first introduced coal-fired power in the industrial revolution continues its decarbonisation journey..Frankie's One More Thing is: the Australian Government hosting a Global Nature Positive Summit on Gadigal country in Sydney on 8-10 October against the backdrop of not much progress on nature positive reforms!Luke's One More Thing is: to remind you there are spare tickets up for grabs for Super Summerupperers to come join us at Currently Speaking's trivia night in Melbourne on Wednesday, 23 October! We have three spare tickets for the LMSU trivia team, and maybe they have your name on them! Just head on over to https://www.patreon.com/LetMeSumUp, make sure you are a paying subscriber, and answer this question: in 25 words or less, tell us what novel strategy Tennant should employ to get the Carbon Leakage Review second report released. The three most creative, least illegal answers get a ticket!And that's all from us Summerupperers! Support our Patreon at patreon.com/LetMeSumUp, send your hot tips and suggestions for papers to us at mailbag@letmesumup.net and check out our back catalogue at letmesumup.net.

Gambling is everywhere. And Australia's lax approach to gambling regulation shows. We have the highest gambling losses in the world. While the federal government is considering banning gambling advertising in the wake of the Murphy Inquiry, Grattan's latest report makes the case for more regulation to minimise gambling harm in Australia. In this special podcast, authors Kate Griffiths and Elizabeth Baldwin discuss their report, A better bet: How Australia should prevent gambling harm, with host Kat Clay. Read the gambling report: https://grattan.edu.au/report/a-better-bet-how-australia-should-prevent-gambling-harm/ Who's in the room report: https://grattan.edu.au/report/whos-in-the-room/

Έναν μηχανισμό για τον περιορισμό της οικονομικής απώλειας που έχουν οι προβληματικοί παίκτες τυχερών παιχνιδιών, τη μείωση του αριθμού των μηχανών πόκερ και την ολική απαγόρευση των διαφημίσεων για τα τυχερά παιχνίδια, ζητά νέα έκθεση, ώστε η Αυστραλία να αποτρέψει τη βλάβη που τυχερά παιχνίδια προκαλούν.

ລາຍງານ ຂອງສະຖາບັນ Grattan ພົບວ່າ ຊາວອອສເຕຣເລັຍ ຕິດການພະນັນສູງ ແລະມີການສູນເສັຍ ປະຈໍາປີປະມານ 1600 ໂດລາ ຕໍ່ຜູ້ໃຫຍ່ນຶ່ງຄົນ ($1635) ແລະເຄື່ອງ Poker machines ເປັນສາເຫດດຽວ ຂອງການສູນເສັຍທີ່ໃຫຍ່ທີ່ສຸດ.

Một cơ chế nhằm hạn chế mức thua bạc của những người chơi cờ bạc có vấn đề, giảm số lượng máy đánh bạc và lệnh cấm quảng cáo hoàn toàn, là những khuyến nghị chính trong báo cáo mới về cách Úc nên ngăn ngừa tác hại của cờ bạc. Báo cáo của Viện Grattan cho thấy, người Úc là những người chơi cờ bạc với mức thua lỗ trung bình hàng năm là hơn 1600 đô la cho mỗi người lớn, trong đó máy đánh bạc chiếm nguồn thua bạc lớn nhất.

راهکار برای محدود کردن ضرر قماربازان ، کاهش تعداد دستگاه‌های پوکر و ممنوعیت کامل اعلانات قمار، از جمله توصیه‌های کلیدی گزارش جدیدی است که به منظور جلوگیری از آسیب‌های قمار در آسترالیا تهیه شده است. گزارش جدید انستیتیوت Grattan نشان می‌دهد که آسترالیایی‌های بیشتر به قمار رو آورده اند و اوسط ضرر سالانه برای هر بزرگ‌سال در حدود ۱۶۰۰ دالر است. ماشین‌های پوکر بزرگ‌ترین منبع ضرر اند. منطقه فییرفیلد در سیدنی و مناطق دندینانگ و برمبانک در ملبورن از جمله مناطقی اند که دستگاه‌های پوکر بیشترین ضرر را به افراد مبتلا به قمار وارد کرده است.

A mechanism to limit the losses of problem gamblers, a reduction in the number of poker machines, and a total advertising ban are the key recommendations in a new report on “how Australia should prevent gambling harm” The Grattan Institute report finds Australians are prolific gamblers with average annual losses of just over $1600 per adult. [[$1635]] Poker machines account for the biggest single source of losses, Here are more details on this via the “Explainer” today - සූදු ක්‍රීඩාවේ නියැලෙන්නන්ට සිදු වන පාඩු සීමා කිරීම සදහා යාන්ත්‍රණයක් හදුන්වා දී තිබෙනවා. “how Australia should prevent gambling harm” නම් වූ මෙම වාර්තාවට අනුව ඉදිරිපත් කෙරුනු ප්‍රධාන නිර්දේශ දෙකක් තිබෙනවා. ඒ ඕස්ට්‍රේලියාව තුළ ඇති පෝකර් යන්ත්‍ර සංඛ්‍යාව අඩු කිරීම සහ සම්පූර්ණ වශයෙන් වෙළඳ ප්‍රචාරණය තහනම් කිරීමයි. Grattan ආයතනයේ මෙම වාර්තාවට අනුව ඕස්ට්‍රේලියානුවන් බහුල ලෙස සූදුවේ නියැලෙන්නන් වන අතර එක් ඕස්ට්‍රේලියානුවෙක් සාමාන්‍යයෙන් වසරකට ඩොලර් 1600 ඉක්මවා පාඩු ලබනවා. Poker යන්ත්‍ර මෙම පාඩු ඇති වීමට ප්‍රධානතම හේතුව වන බව ද සදහන්, අද දවසේ කාලීන තොරතුරු විග්‍රහය හරහා මේ පිළිබඳ වැඩිදුර තොරතුරු දැන ගැනීමට ඔබට හැකියාව ලැබෙනවා.

The National Disability Insurance Scheme is failing many Australians with profound disability. More than 43,000 people with intensive support packages are seeing little benefit from a scheme that was supposed to give them greater choice and improved independence. Last year's reports from the Disability Royal Commission and the NDIS review called for significant reform and a wider range of housing and support services. But neither report provided a clear and detailed roadmap to improve people's safety and give them alternate options. And the federal government's recent response to the Disability Royal Commission has kicked some of the more ambitious recommendations made by some commissioners to phase out group homes into the long grass for further consideration. So how can the government improve housing and support for Australians with intensive needs? Grattan's latest report, Better, safer, more sustainable, argues for four major reforms to improve NDIS housing and living supports. Host Kat Clay is joined by report authors, Sam Bennett and Hannah Orban. Read the report: https://grattan.edu.au/report/better-safer-more-sustainable-how-to-reform-ndis-housing-and-support/

On this episode of Eclipse on Tap, we kick off with discussion surrounding the Grattan Race Series and David's recent stage win! In the second half we transition conversation to SpaceX's next Starship test launch where they will attempt to "catch" the booster within the chopstick-like arms of the gantry. Available now on your favorite podcast platforms. Give us a follow on our social media pages at @eclipseontap [Episode recorded live from Pub 39A on 7/26/24. Produced by Matt Deighton]

Over the past two years, it's been hard to see an end to interest rate rises. Homeowners have been slogged with one mortgage increase after another.   Despite a couple of months of calm, another potential rate rise is looming on the horizon, with the imminent release of inflation data and a meeting of the RBA in early August.  Kat Clay and Trent Wiltshire, Deputy Program Director Economic Prosperity, discuss whether the interest rates will ever go down again, or if homeowner hell will keep going for a long time to come. Donate to Grattan: https://grattan.edu.au/donate

The Laki Fissure Eruption was a volcanic event in Iceland in 1783 lasted for months, leading to the deaths of thousands of people and affecting the climate in a lot of the world. Research: “Laki Fissure Eruption, 1783.” URI Graduate School of Oceanography. https://volcano.uri.edu/lava/LakiEruption/Lakierupt.html Barone, Jennifer. “World Versus the Volcano.” Discover. Mar 2007, Vol. 28 Issue 3, p20-20. Brahic, Catherine. “Giant eruptions in Iceland led to Nile famine.” New Scientist. 11/23/2006. https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn10649-giant-eruptions-in-iceland-led-to-nile-famine/ Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. "Laki". Encyclopedia Britannica, 16 Oct. 2023, https://www.britannica.com/place/Laki. Accessed 2 July 2024. Casey, Joan A. et al. “Sun smoke in Sweden: Perinatal implications of the Laki volcanic eruptions, 1783–1784.” Epidemiology. 2019 May ; 30(3): 330–333. doi:10.1097/EDE.0000000000000977. Grattan, John and Mark Brayshay. “An Amazing and Portentous Summer: Environmental and Social Responses in Britain to the 1783 Eruption of an Iceland Volcano.” The Geographical Journal , Jul., 1995, Vol. 161, No. 2 (Jul., 1995). Via JSTOR. https://www.jstor.org/stable/3059970 Grattan, John et al. “Modelling the distal impacts of past volcanic gas emissions. Evidence of Europe-wide environmental impacts from gases emitted during the eruption of Italian and Icelandic volcanoes in 1783.” Quaternaire Année 1998  9-1  25-35. https://www.persee.fr/doc/quate_1142-2904_1998_num_9_1_2103 Gunnarsdóttir, Margrét. “Facing natural extremes: The catastrophe of the Laki eruption in Iceland, 1783–84.” 1700-tal: Nordic Journal for Eighteenth-Century Studies, 19 (2022). 72–93. https://doi.org/10.7557/4.6611 Harvard Map Collection. “Laki, 1783-1784.” A Exhibition in Pusey Library from 14 Dec 2016 to 19 April 2017. https://archive.blogs.harvard.edu/wheredisasterstrikes/volcano/laki-1783-1784/ Jackson, E.L. “The Laki Eruption of 1783: impacts on population and settlement in Iceland.” Geography , January 1982, Vol. 67, No. 1 (January 1982). https://www.jstor.org/stable/40570468 Karlsson, Gunnar; Kristinsson, Valdimar and Matthíasson, Björn. "Iceland". Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Jul. 2024, https://www.britannica.com/place/Iceland. Accessed 3 July 2024. Kleeman, Katrin. “A Mist Connection: An Environmental History of the Laki Eruption of 1783 and Its Legacy.” Historical Catastrophe Studies. Walter de Gruyter GmbH. 2023. Kleemann, Katrin. “Telling Stories of a Changed Climate.” RCC Perspectives , No. 4, COMMUNICATING THE CLIMATE: From Knowing Change to Changing Knowledge (2019) Via JSTOR. https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/26760163. Kleemann, Katrin. “The Laki Fissure eruption, 1783-1784.” Encyclopedia of the Environment. 1/14/2020. https://www.encyclopedie-environnement.org/en/society/laki-fissure-eruption-1783-1784/ Klemetti, Erik. “Local and Global Impacts of the 1783-84 Laki Eruption in Iceland.” Wired. 6/7/2013. https://www.wired.com/2013/06/local-and-global-impacts-1793-laki-eruption-iceland/ Najork, Daniel. “Jón versus the Volcano: Reading an Eighteenth-Century Icelandic Priest's Account of a Moment of Crisis in the midst of the COVID-19 Pandemic.” Medievalist.com. https://www.medievalist.com/articles/strongjn-versus-the-volcano-an-eighteenth-century-icelandic-priests-account-of-a-moment-of-crisisstrong National Science Foundation. “Tree rings and Iceland's Laki volcano eruption: A closer look at climate.” 2/3/2021. https://new.nsf.gov/news/tree-rings-icelands-laki-volcano-eruption-closer Oman, Luke. “High-latitude eruptions cast shadow over the African monsoon and the flow of the Nile.” Geophysical Research Letters. 9/30/2006. https://doi.org/10.1029/2006GL027665 Penn State. “Benjamin Franklin: Politician, Inventor, Climatologist.” https://www.e-education.psu.edu/rocco/node/1990 The Economist. “The summer of acid rain.” 12/19/2007. https://www.economist.com/christmas-specials/2007/12/19/the-summer-of-acid-rain White, Gilbert. “The Natural History of Selborne.” January 1st, 1788. https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/1408/pg1408-images.html Wieners, Claudia E. “Haze, Hunger, Hesitation: Disaster aid after the 1783 Laki eruption.” Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research. Volume 406, 15 November 2020. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0377027319305220 Witze, Alexandra. “Island on Fire: Societal Lessons From Iceland's Volcanoes.” Natural Hazards Observer Volume XL - Number 1 Island on Fire. 9/28/2015. https://hazards.colorado.edu/article/island-on-fire-societal-lessons-from-iceland-s-volcanoes See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If we reduce the number of immigrants will that reduce pressure on infrastructure and the cost of housing? The short answer is yes, but it will cost us in other ways. So how should we choose our skilled immigrants and help them make the biggest contribution? GuestsDiana Mousina: Deputy Chief Economist, AMP.Brendan Coates:  Economic Policy Program Director, Grattan institute. Cassandra Windsor: Chief Economist,  CEDA ( Committee for Economic Development of Australia)Tim Harrison: CEO of Ararat Rural City Council, Victoria.

The federal government's 2030 emissions reduction target is under serious threat. Under the International Paris Agreement, Australia has committed to reduce its emissions to 43 per cent below 2005 levels by 2030. But the government is not currently on track to meet these levels. It's led some members of the Opposition to call for Australia to abandon the Paris Agreement. But even if Australia can't meet these ambitious targets it has set, should it abandon the agreement? In this podcast, Kat Clay and energy expert Tony Wood discuss why Australia is not on track to meet their emissions reduction targets, whether we should abandon the Paris Agreement, and the policies that can help close this emissions gap in the coming years. Donate to Grattan: https://grattan.edu.au/donate/

Hosted by Linda Gassenheimer Have you been using AI (artificial intelligence)? Here's a new use -  AI and agriculture. Dr. Julieta Ross CEO of Okee Labs is using AI to digitize agriculture. She explains what this means and how it will affect each of us.  Sommelier Jacqueline Coleman speaks with Gilmer Grattan, Export Manager for Cartuxa winery in Alentejo Portugal, history and wine of the region.

Support us on Patreon... Tennant, Luke and Frankie are calling all Summerupperers to come join the expanded LMSU universe and support our Patreon! Sign up today for access to coveted BoCo like bonus episodes and other savoury morsels like our notes on papers read, alternate paper titles and so so many custom memes. Head on over to https://www.patreon.com/LetMeSumUp.—Another fortnight, another flurry of activity vis-a-vis the reliability of the NEM! Your intrepid hosts have some whiplash from the just-published May 2024 Update to the 2023 Electricity Statement of Opportunities, rendered out of date some 48 hours later when the NSW Government and Origin Energy announced their deal to extend the operation of Eraring for two years. Reliability fears? Temporarily allayed. Broader impacts? More coal gen pain! Our main paperThe Australian Government's universally beloved, well received, totally uncontroversial Future Gas Strategy proved too tempting to resist for your intrepid hosts. In what could have been titled ‘Gassy McGasface Says: Gas? Gas!' this report goes to great lengths to paint a picture of gas as far as the eye can see – beyond 2050! – even in the face of the many models suggesting that would be a Very Bad Idea, especially if the need to save the climate is a thing. It might be light on analysis, policy, and funding, but don't worry, we filled in the blanks. One more thingsTennant's One More Thing is some listener mailbag from Summerupperer Kerry Burke, who reckons the LMSU crew got it wrong – it had to happen eventually – with our broad endorsement of Grattan's Keeping the Lights On paper last episode. We'll take a 47/48 strike rate any day, and invite Kerry – who is also not happy with the status quo – to tell us what he'd do instead! Frankie's One More Thing is a plug for the National Construction Code 2025 Public Comment Draft, now open for comment until 1 July! Improvements to energy efficiency for commercial buildings are on the table, including an intriguing measure to mandate solar on commercial building rooftops. If buildings are your jam, hop on it!Luke's One More Thing is a plug for the Energy Efficiency Council's revamped and relaunched First Fuel podcast, featuring no less than the grandfather of energy efficiency, founder of the Rocky Mountain Institute and Stanford Professor, Amory Lovins. Canvassing extreme efficiency, grid transition and dare we say it, the prospects for nuclear in Australia, we are McLovins it!And that's all from us Summerupperers! Support our Patreon at patreon.com/LetMeSumUp, send your hot tips and suggestions for papers to us at mailbag@letmesumup.net and check out our back catalogue at letmesumup.net.

What's Grattan's verdict on Budget 2024? CEO Aruna Sathanapally and a panel of Grattan experts, including Dr. Sam Bennett, Alison Reeve, and Brendan Coates, critically assess Australia's 2024 federal Budget. Has the government got the balance right in supporting people who are doing it tough, without exacerbating inflation? Does the Budget do enough to help fix the broken housing market and tackle Australia's structural budget deficit? And will the government's ‘Future Made in Australia' investments help or hinder our transition to net-zero emissions? Find out what the Budget means for you and the nation in this special podcast.

Australia: it's time for a sugary drinks tax. Sugary drinks are the biggest single source of sugar in our diets, and they increase people's risk of developing obesity and type 2 diabetes. While Australian health experts have been calling for a tax on sugary drinks for many years, our new report Sickly sweet: It's time for a sugary drinks tax, outlines why now and why Australia is lagging behind our international peers. In this podcast, report authors Peter Breadon and Jessica Geraghty discuss how a sugary drinks tax can improve Australians' health, with host Kat Clay. Read the report: https://grattan.edu.au/report/sickly-sweet/ Donate to Grattan: https://grattan.edu.au/donate/

Most Australians don't spend much time thinking about the electricity system, as long as the lights turn on. But the National Energy Market (NEM) is going through big changes as it moves away from coal generation towards renewables. And Australia's future prosperity depends on governments getting this transformation right. On this podcast, Grattan energy experts Tony Wood, Alison Reeve, and Richard Yan, discuss their latest report, Keeping the lights on: How Australia should navigate the era of coal closures and prepare for what comes next. Read the report: https://grattan.edu.au/report/keeping-the-lights-on/

Rents keep going up and up, and it doesn't seem like a reprieve is coming any time soon. The Reserve Bank has indicated that rent inflation is likely to remain high over the year ahead, before easing gradually. But with a federal election looming on the horizon, the government will be looking for answers, and fast. Listen to housing experts, Joey Moloney and Esther Suckling, discuss why 2024 might just be the year of the renter with host Kat Clay. Correction: Esther Suckling comments that Victoria, the ACT, South Australia, and Queensland have banned no grounds evictions after the first fixed contract lease. To clarify, SA and the ACT have banned no grounds evictions comprehensively; Victoria has banned them after the first fixed-term lease, and Queensland allows them after every fixed-term lease. Donate to Grattan: https://grattan.edu.au/donate/ Read the article: https://grattan.edu.au/news/2024-year-of-the-renter/

On this episode, we welcome back a special guest to the podcast: Bryan Obermeyer, organizer of the Grattan Race Series and Eclipse on Tap cycling team's Director Sportif. The Grattan Race Series is entering its 44th year this May of bringing premier exhibition road racing to west Michigan at Grattan Raceway in Grattan Twp, MI. In the first half, we hype up the upcoming 2024 Grattan Race Series and share a few space-theme beers. Most importantly, we provide updates to our fluid 2024 totality plan. After further consideration, we have ultimately decided to rent an RV! In the second half, we reminisce over fun cycling experiences over the years at Grattan, talk about the 2099 eclipse that will pass right over the raceway, and close out with a tasty Underbru. Available now on your favorite podcast platforms. Give us a follow on our social media pages at @eclipseontap [Episode recorded live a Pub39A Studios on 2/26/24. Produced by Matt Deighton]

Απογοητευτικά είναι τα στοιχεία που δόθηκαν στην δημοσιότητα από το Ινστιτούτου Grattan και αφορούν την δυσκολία ανάγνωσης που αντιμετωπίζουν οι μαθητές και μαθήτριες στα σχολεία της Αυστραλίας. Ένας στους τρεις μαθητές σε παναυστραλιανό επίπεδο δυσκολεύονται στο διάβασμα και αυτό έχει σημαντική οικονομική επιβάρυνση για την αυστραλιανή οικονομία. Στο SBS μιλά η ομογενής εκπαιδευτικός Χριστίνα Σουμή

Nghiên cứu mới cho thấy học sinh Úc đang gặp khó khăn trong việc đọc hiểu. Một báo cáo của Viện Grattan đang kêu gọi các trường thực hiện các khuyến nghị mà họ cho rằng có thể giúp cải thiện kết quả khảo sát. Báo cáo nói rằng những học sinh gặp khó khăn trong việc đọc có nhiều khả năng bị tụt lại phía sau... và về lâu dài có thể khiến Úc thiệt hại hàng tỷ đô la.

Each year Grattan selects its best books of the past 12 months as recommended reading for the Prime Minister and all Australians over the summer holidays. In this summer series, we discuss some of the works on the list with the people who wrote them. In this special podcast, Hannah Orban and Alastair McEwin discuss the Quarterly Essay, Lifeboat: Disability, Humanity, and the NDIS, with author Micheline Lee. The essay explains what it's like to live with disability in Australia, the big improvements that the National Disability Insurance Scheme has brought about, and the challenges that remain in accessing and using the NDIS. Read the essay: https://www.blackincbooks.com.au/books/lifeboat Read the Prime Minister's Summer Reading List: https://grattan.edu.au/news/prime-ministers-summer-reading-list-2023/

Have you been using AI (artificial intelligence)? Here's a new use -  AI and agriculture. Dr. Julieta Ross, CEO of Okee Labs is using AI to digitize agriculture. She explains what this means and how it will affect each of us.     Sommelier Jacqueline Coleman speaks with Gilmer Grattan, Export Manager for Cartuxa winery in Alentejo Portugal, history and wine of the region.

Chương trình Đầu tư và Đổi mới Kinh doanh, bao gồm cái gọi là ‘Visa Vàng', cho phép những người giàu ở nước ngoài có cơ hội được quyền thường trú Úc, đã ngừng nhận đơn mới. Viện Grattan ước tính quyết định này sẽ mang lại sự thúc đẩy trị giá hàng tỷ đô la cho nền kinh tế trong thập niên tới, mở ra cơ hội cho nhiều người lao động lành nghề hơn.

The Business Innovation and Investment Program, which includes the so-called Golden Visa that allows wealthy foreigners to effectively buy their way into the country, has been closed to new applicants. The Grattan institute estimates the decision will provide a multi-billion dollar boost to the economy over the next decade by opening the door to more skilled workers.

In addition to Grattan Institute's annual Prime Minister's Summer Reading List, our Wonks' List highlights some of the year's best technical policy reads, for anyone who wants to take a deeper dive. In this special podcast, Senior Associate Natasha Bradshaw discusses the Wonks' List with Associate Elizabeth Baldwin and Health Program Director Peter Breadon. Show notes and references The Wonks' List and our rationale: https://grattan.edu.au/news/wonks-list-2023/ Men. Male-biased sex ratios and masculinity norms: evidence from Australia's colonial past: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10887-023-09223-x Zero-Sum Thinking and the Roots of U.S. Political Divides: https://www.nber.org/papers/w31688 The rise and fall of peer review: https://www.experimental-history.com/p/the-rise-and-fall-of-peer-review Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Taxes and Perinatal Health: A Quasi-Experimental Study: https://www.ajpmonline.org/article/S0749-3797(23)00158-7/fulltext Swallow This: Childhood and Adolescent Exposure to Fast Food Restaurants, BMI, and Cognitive Ability: https://www.nber.org/papers/w31226 Social Media and Mental Health: https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/aer.20211218 Donate to Grattan: https://grattan.edu.au/donate

Each year Grattan selects its best books of the past 12 months as recommended reading for the Prime Minister and all Australians over the summer holidays. In this summer series, we discuss some of the works on the list with the people who wrote them. In this special podcast, award-winning Mununjali author, Ellen Van Neerven, discusses their book Personal Score with Grattan associates Esther Suckling and Dominic Jones. The book is an expansive examination of race, gender and sexuality, told through the lens of playing sport. Read the full Prime Minister's Summer Reading List: https://grattan.edu.au/news/prime-ministers-summer-reading-list-2023/ Read Personal Score: https://www.uqp.com.au/books/personal-score-sport-culture-identity

Each year Grattan selects its best books of the past 12 months as recommended reading for the Prime Minister and all Australians over the summer holidays. In this special summer series, we discuss some of the works on the list with the people who wrote them. In this special podcast, renowned Australian author Anna Funder discusses her literary non-fiction masterpiece, Wifedom. Hosted by Anika Stobart, Senior Associate, and Amy Haywood, Education Deputy Program Director. Read the full Prime Minister's Summer Reading List: https://grattan.edu.au/news/prime-ministers-summer-reading-list-2023/ Purchase Wifedom by Anna Funder: https://www.penguin.com.au/books/wifedom-9780143787112

Sufficient for the day is the newspaper thereof.Topics in this episode include Grattan and Flood, Seymour Bushe and the Childs murder case, Hamlet references, Michelangelo's Moses and where to find it, Lenehan's cigarette scheme, J.J. O'Molloy's love of forensic rhetoric, the shortcomings of memoria, court cases appearing in the works of Joyce, Samuel Childs and Thomas Childs, James Joyce's youthful interest in the law, a surprise appearance by Alexander Keyes, a Joyce family connection to the Childs murder, James Joyce's lifelong grudge against Tim Healy, Charles Stewart Parnell, lex talionis, the law of evidence, and just how eloquent Seymour Bushe really was.Support us on Patreon to access episodes early, bonus content, and a video version of our podcast.On the Blog:A POLISHED PERIODBlooms & Barnacles Social Media:Facebook | Twitter | InstagramSubscribe to Blooms & Barnacles:Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube

The National Disability Insurance Scheme Review has published its final report. The report contains 26 recommendations and 139 actions, many of which relate to creating a unified system of support for people with disability. But does the review go far enough? Is it going to deliver better outcomes for people with disability that rely on the NDIS, while creating a plan to manage spiralling costs? Listen to host Kat Clay, in conversation with Sam Bennett, Disability Program Director, and Hannah Orban, Associate, about what the NDIS review means for disability services in Australia. Read the NDIS review: https://www.ndisreview.gov.au/resources/reports/working-together-deliver-ndis Donate to Grattan: https://grattan.edu.au/donate/

PoFU fans...it's been a while! Summer hiatus is no excuse, but that's what we are going with for now. It felt good to be back in the studio!Don't let the episode title fool you, we didn't dive deep into the financial benefits of marriage. Why? To be frank, we couldn't find any! Of course there are benefits of bill and resource consolidation, but from a tax perspective we aren't aware of any major benefits when it comes to marriage. Is there a CPA or financial planner out there that would like to shed some light on this subject? If so, please email us at pofupodcast@gmail.com.