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Aruna Sathanapally

Aruna Sathanapally

Dr Aruna Sathanapally is chief executive of the Grattan Institute.

Illustration Matt Davidson

Australia, don’t demonise immigrants. Just thank them

The contribution of immigration to this country is not just positive, it is formative. Migrants are who we are.

  • Aruna Sathanapally

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Banks are working through regulatory implications as agentic AI becomes part of the standard financial services tech stack.

The world of work has been transformed. What happens next is still up to us

What sort of society do we want to live in when artificial intelligence hits its stride? That is the conversation we need now.

  • Aruna Sathanapally
Victoria will provide stamp duty concessions to encourage demand in units and townhouses.

Allan’s new housing policy is good, but pausing the SRL would make it even better

The solution to our housing crisis is to build where people want to live, in well-located areas, and not continue to fund money sinks.

  • Aruna Sathanapally and Trent Wiltshire
Just 18 per cent of lending to housing investors was for the construction of dwellings or for newly built dwellings.

There are 7 billion positive reasons why negative gearing needs to change

Negative gearing and capital gains tax concessions, as they stand, cost taxpayers billions and do little to support home building or the rental market.

  • Aruna Sathanapally and Trent Wiltshire