A comprehensive conversation with the contributors to the Grattan Commonwealth Orange Book 2019 breaking down the key policy priorities for the next federal government.\xa0Drawing on 10 years of Grattan research and\xa0reports, the Orange Book recommends that Australia's next federal government\xa0should defy the national mood of reform fatigue and stare down vested interests to pursue a targeted agenda to improve the lives of Australians.\n\nRead the report - https://grattan.edu.au/report/commonwealth-orange-book-2019/\n\nA time guide to this podcast:\n\u2013 1:30 John Daley and Brendan Coates \u2013 The Orange Book policy priorities\n\u2013 16:50 John Daley \u2013 Economic Development\n\u2013 25:40 Brendan Coates \u2013 Housing\n\u2013 32:40 Marion Terrill \u2013 Cities\xa0and transport\n\u2013 41:30\xa0Tony Wood \u2013 Energy\n\u2013 55:10 Stephen Duckett \u2013\xa0Health\xa0\n\u2013 1:05:30 Peter Goss \u2013 School education\n\u2013 1:16:20 Andrew Norton \u2013 Higher Education\n\u2013 1:21:00\xa0Danielle Wood \u2013 Budget policy \n\u2013 1:26:50\xa0Danielle Wood \u2013 Institutional reform\n\u2013 1:32:50 John Daley and Brendan Coates \u2013 Final thoughts