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Grattan Institute Orange Book 2018. State governments matter, vote wisely

  • Written by John Daley, Chief Executive Officer, Grattan Institute
Grattan Institute Orange Book 2018. State governments matter, vote wiselyThe beauty of our federation is that each state can learn from each other.Shutterstock

This week we’re exploring the state of nine different policy areas across Australia’s states, as detailed in Grattan Institute’s State Orange Book 2018. Read the other articles in the series here.

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