The Mckell Institute

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Morrison's Communications Mitch Fifield - the politician who holds the fate of the ABC – is a paid up, card carrying member of the IPA.
The IPA advocates publicly for privatising the ABC.

A chairman and a managing director gone in the same week.
Yikes.

“In that phone call that lasted for approximately half an hour, Mr Milne ­berated me about Andrew Probyn, saying that the then-prime minister hates him and ‘You have to shoot him’,” the board document states, according to The Telegraph.

Our latest report is a little bit tricky, so let’s break it down.
1. Some Australians get sick and retire early.
2. They retire early, meaning they have less super
... 3. They run out of super quicker, and have to rely on the pension.
What did we find out? Basically, the economic and social benefits of reducing early retirement are enormous. If we can create a healthy society that lives and retirees at 65, we’ll all be better off.
Interested? Read more: https://mckellinstitute.org.au/…/rep… /our-health-our-wealth/
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Our policy officer a year ago advocating for reform to women’s super.
Great to see the announcement today.

Once again, our research and initiatives are finding themselves made into Opposition policy.
We lead the way last year with our report, “Guaranteeing Women’s Super”
We look forward to this issue being now a major policy debate in the public eye.

Australians are living longer than ever before, and with a life expectancy among the world’s highest, Australians are enjoying retirement for longer than at any point in history.
For many, retirement comes at a time of one’s own choosing. However, some Australian workers are forced into early retirement as a result of unforeseen illnesses.
For these Australians, early retirement decreases their superannuation balances, their long-term wealth and the quality of their retirem...ent over the long-term.
Read our new report today.
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Shameful revelations from the Banking Royal Commission.

Inspiring

Today we were incredibly lucky to have Tanya Plibersek and Jihad Dib join The McKell Institute.

Join us as Tanya Plibersek and Jihad Dib join The McKell Institute

From 10.40am we’ll be joined by Tanya Plibersek. Catch all the action here on FB love.

"In February a McKell Institute report commissioned by the AWU found that households in New South Wales will pay up to $434 more for electricity by the end of 2019 than if gas prices were at a level the competition regulator has said is reasonable", The Guardian reports.

You won't want to miss this.
Join Tanya on Thursday.

This #EqualPayDay, let's not forget that women retire with half as much super as men.
We've got a plan to fix it:

The demands, summarised: 1. No annual leave for casual truck drivers. 2. Less sick leave for shift workers 3. Denying workers backpay 4. Less money for unions

Last year we called for "superstations" to provide faster connections to major areas of Melbourne for everyone in the state.
This project would deliver that in an even bigger way than we imagined.
Great example of how infrastructure can be used to reshape a city and a state and the opportunity presented by Melbourne’s growing population.

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