Transport Program Director, Grattan Institute
Marion is a leading policy analyst and former public servant who has also worked in the private sector. Her public policy experience ranges from authoring parts of the 2010 Henry Tax Review to leading the design and development of the MyGov account. She has provided expert analysis and advice on labour market policy for the Commonwealth Government, the Business Council of Australia and at the Australian National University. She joined the Grattan Institute in April 2015.
How to save $4 billion a year: reform a fuel tax credit scheme with no real rationale
Feb 06, 2023 05:05 am UTC| Economy
Revising the generous fuel tax credits given to businesses should be a priority for the Albanese government, because keeping them would conflict with two other pressing priorities: reducing carbon emissions and repairing...
Mar 21, 2022 15:26 pm UTC| Insights & Views
Brace for the federal election the transport promises have begun. Some are pretty big, such as Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyces A$678 million for the Outback Highway, and Opposition leader Anthony Albaneses $500...
Business-as-usual record on transport leaves next government plenty of room to improve
Apr 09, 2019 12:27 pm UTC| Business Politics
This article is part of a series examining the Coalition governments record on key issues while in power and what Labor is promising if it wins the 2019 federal election. Election season means transport season: just...
Total transport spending is about par for the course, but the pattern is unusual
Apr 03, 2019 10:20 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
The budget just before an election seems to have a special quality: the transport infrastructure will surely be more plentiful than usual, and carefully chosen to shore up the electoral bulwarks. But dont get too excited:...
Infrastructure splurge ignores smarter ways to keep growing cities moving
Oct 30, 2018 12:40 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
This week were exploring the state of nine different policy areas across Australias states, as detailed in Grattan Institutes State Orange Book 2018. Read the other articles in the series here. Its already started. We...
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