With a federal election outcome, it’s time to take stock of how Australia is doing, where it’s going, and what governments can do about it. In partnership with the Grattan Institute, we explore the pressing policy challenges facing Australia in terms of economic growth, budgets, cities, transport, energy, health, school education, and higher education.

The infographic below sets out these challenges at a glance.

In the late 1990s, Andrew Norton was a policy adviser to a Liberal education minister. He was also appointed by a Liberal minister in 2013 as co-reviewer of the demand driven funding system for higher education.

Through his superannuation fund, Tony Wood owns shares in several energy and resources companies that would have an interest in the topic covered by this article.

Jim Minifie, John Daley, Marion Terrill, Peter Goss, and Stephen Duckett do not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond the academic appointment above.