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Grattan Institute

Report

Super sting: how to stop Australians paying too much for superannuation


Australians pay far too much for superannuation. They pay about $20 billion in fees and expenses in total. Fund customers pay $1300 on average, every year. These payments to the superannuation industry can and should be reduced by at least half, saving Australians at least $10 billion a year. It is the largest single opportunity...
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Unlocking skills in hospitals: better jobs, more care


Enabling less highly-trained hospital workers to play a bigger role could improve jobs for doctors and nurses, save public hospitals nearly $430 million a year and fund treatment for more than 85,000 extra people, argues this report.
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Doubtful debt: the rising cost of student loans


The Commonwealth Government could save more than $800 million a year by 2017, according to this report, if it recovers outstanding student loans from deceased estates and people living overseas. Overview: Student loans have helped millions of Australians finance their higher education since the Government introduced the Higher Education Contribution Scheme, HECS, in 1989. The...
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Making time for great teaching


The report examines the timetables and budgets of six diverse schools across the country to identify ways they can change their practices in order to free up time for teacher development. Overview School education in Australia is slipping. We are falling down the international rankings and our students are performing at a lower level in...
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Controlling costly care: a billion-dollar hospital opportunity


A better pricing system for public hospital treatment would show where costs are too high, and free up $1 billion for more and better health care, argues this report.

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