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Our research tackles Australia’s most complex economic challenges with rigour and pragmatism. We go beyond identifying problems to deliver actionable reforms that strengthen prosperity, equity, and opportunity.
What we research
At Policy Institute Australia, we focus on the big levers of national prosperity, looking at ways to use market-oriented solutions, smart incentives, effective government and a dynamic private sector to drive long term, sustainable economic growth.
Our work is solutions-oriented, not just analysis for its own sake. Every project is designed to move beyond problem diagnosis into actionable reform. We are non-partisan, evidence-led and independent, and research and test ideas on their merit.
By combining rigorous research with market-informed insight, we develop and advocate for reforms that create measurable economic and social impact to unlock prosperity, equity, and opportunity for Australians across generations.
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Match fit: Reinvigorating competition in Australia
Australia’s productivity has stalled, threatening living standards and future prosperity. This paper calls for bold reform to reignite competition the...
March 2026 | Research Report
Over the next decade, plans are to build at least $65-$85 billion in transmission lines across the east coast of Australia – more than tripling the value of our transmission grid. Transmission is essential for our energy transition, as renewable generation replaces our ageing coal fired power stations that are nearing the end of life.
Insights, news, and commentary
East coast households could
face a staggering $600 a year
increase in electricity bills
without major changes to the
delivery of the nation’s energy
transition infrastructure, new
modelling has found.
The cost of transforming the electricity grid is set to add at least another $600 a year to household energy bills, according to new research from Policy Institute Australia, prompting calls for major changes to the way governments approach the development of energy transmission infrastructure.
Households in NSW, Queensland and Victoria could face a staggering $600 per year increase in their electricity bills due to energy transition infrastructure fees.
Multibillion-dollar cost blowouts for poles and wires electricity transmission projects have prompted calls for major changes to the way developments are approved and kept on budget as Australia’s escalating fuel crisis puts extra pressure on governments to keep a lid on power prices.
Over the next decade, plans are to build at least $65-$85 billion in transmission lines across the east coast of Australia – more than tripling the value of our transmission grid. Transmission is essential for our energy transition, as renewable generation replaces our ageing coal fired power stations that are nearing the end of life.
he Policy Institute Australia (PIA) is warning that competition in Australia has declined and has called for a fresh $20 billion war chest to drive a revamped National Competition Policy reform package as part of the government’s upcoming productivity-focused budget.
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