Associate, Grattan Institute
Jonathan joined Grattan in July 2018 following three years working as a doctor in Melbourne focusing on emergency medicine. Just prior to joining Grattan, he spent 18 months working with Curtin University and the Transport Accident Commission on road safety research. He has previously worked for the Victorians Department of Health and Human Services on reforms to hospital funding.
Jonathan holds a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, and Bachelor of Laws from Monash University.
Early access to super doesn’t justify higher compulsory contributions
Aug 09, 2020 22:44 pm UTC| Economy
A big part of the Morrison governments response to COVID-19 has been allowing people early access to their superannuation. Australians who have claimed hardship have applied for A$30.7 billion to date. This has been...
Three charts on teachers' pay in Australia: it starts out OK, but goes downhill pretty quickly
Sep 02, 2019 23:19 pm UTC| Insights & Views
Depending on who you ask, our teachers are either some of the best paid in the world, or theyre underpaid. Here are the facts: Australian teachers get a very decent starting salary, but their pay quickly falls behind...
Why we should worry less about retirement - and leave super at 9.5%
Nov 08, 2018 17:29 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy
Its conventional wisdom that Australians dont save enough for retirement. Most workers themselves think they wont have enough to retire on, and their concerns are rising. But the conventional wisdom is wrong. Our new...
Australia's dangerous fantasy: diverting population growth to the regions
Oct 29, 2018 19:31 pm UTC| Insights & Views
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. A dangerous fantasy is...
There’s an extra $1 billion on the table for NT schools. This could change lives if spent well
Emissions impossible? How the transport sector can help make the 2050 net-zero goal a reality
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