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Ingrid Burfurd

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The case for pricing pollution


Australia faces significant challenges to its long-term economic prosperity and environmental sustainability – its current policies to reduce carbon emissions are inefficient and it is not on track to meet targets. This report sets out two policy proposals that can deliver emissions reduction and economic renewal together: a polluter pays levy and a fair share...
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A fair shot: how to close the vaccination gap


Vaccination rates have plummeted since the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. This report argues that Australia urgently needs a policy reset to save lives and take pressure off hospitals.
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Fuelling budget repair: how to reform fuel taxes for business


The $8 billion a year in fuel tax credits given to businesses should be cut in half, to help repair the budget and reduce carbon emissions, according to this Grattan Institute report.
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The Grattan truck plan: practical policies for cleaner freight


The authors of this report argue that old trucks should be banned from Sydney and Melbourne, as part of a comprehensive plan to reduce Australians’ exposure to deadly air pollution, and that government should rescind pointless regulations which limit the range of less-polluting trucks available to buy here.
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The Grattan car plan: practical policies for cleaner transport and better cities


According to this report there’s a proven way to reduce carbon emissions and unhealthy pollutants, without dictating to anybody what car they can drive. Australia should adopt an emissions standard, or ceiling, for new light vehicles, applied across the offering of each manufacturer, just like 80 per cent of the rest of the world does.

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