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National affairs It’s the demand-side, stupid! Adam Triggs 12 November 2019 Australia’s economic malaise demands a new approach — and a lift in Newstart should be part of the prescription Essays & reportage Expecting the unexpected Peter Whiteford 30 April 2019 Australia does better than the United States in helping households cope with volatile incomes and unforeseen expenses — but there’s plenty of room for improvement Essays & reportage “We’ve lost our vision. A card cannot give vision to the community” Eve Vincent 18 March 2019 How does welfare quarantining feel to the people on the receiving end? Books & arts The real story of Labor’s dividend imputation reforms Brendan Coates & Danielle Wood 3 February 2019 Grattan Institute researchers show who wins and who loses from Labor’s hotly debated tax policy

National affairs Is this Malcolm Turnbull’s seachange? Tim Colebatch 10 May 2017 The threat from Tony Abbott is no longer taken seriously, and the budget is all the better as a result  Essays & reportage “Them” and “us”: the enduring power of welfare myths Peter Whiteford 10 March 2017 Surveys show how persistent – and persistently wrong – beliefs about welfare spending can be National affairs Timing it wrong: benefits, income tests, overpayments and debts Jane Millar & Peter Whiteford 27 February 2017 The Centrelink overpayments controversy highlights shortcomings in social security reforms in Australia and Britain Essays & reportage Paying for outcomes: beyond the social impact bond buzz Matt Tyler & Ben Stephens 28 October 2016 Social impact bonds’ most valuable contribution could be to support the expansion of pay-for-success contracting to dramatically improve the lives of vulnerable Australians

National affairs Budget 2015: the winners and losers Daniel Nethery & Peter Whiteford 11 June 2015 The prime minister’s attacks on NATSEM’s modelling can’t hide the fact that resources have been taken away from lower-income households, write Peter … National affairs Welfare myths and the luck of life Andrew Leigh 28 May 2015 There’s no such thing as “us” and “them,” writes Andrew Leigh. A good social safety net is there for all of us Books & arts Who do we think we are? Beverley Kingston 28 May 2015 Books | A new account of the boom in family history, and the insights it has revealed, informs in unexpected ways, writes Beverley Kingston International New Zealand’s conservatives take on disadvantage Tim Colebatch 25 May 2015 The NZ government sees economic as well as social benefits in breaking cycles of poverty and imprisonment. Although the policy has its critics, it’s worth watching, writes…