Bracket Creep: Raiding our wallets
Executive summary Much of the commentary surrounding the Coalition government’s three-stage Personal Income Tax Plan (PITP) — as originally legislated …
Executive summary Much of the commentary surrounding the Coalition government’s three-stage Personal Income Tax Plan (PITP) — as originally legislated …
Summary Allowing first home buyers to borrow from their superannuation would transform superannuation from an obstacle to home ownership into …
1. Summary and Introduction Housing is too expensive. This leads to homelessness, rental stress, long commutes, overcrowding, inequality, declining home …
Housing affordability problem for young people Housing affordability remains one of Australia’s clearest — and most frequently cited — …
Introduction The coronavirus pandemic’s economic fallout includes the fiscal cost as measured by budget deficits and the growth of public …
The Future Fund was established in 2006 to strengthen Australia’s long term financial position in response to the first Intergenerational …
Adam Smith and Why He Matters Today: Essays on the relevance of Smith after 300 years Foreword Adam Smith, the …
Closing Opportunities, Not Loopholes: A review of the proposed new ‘Closing Loopholes’ bill and its laws regarding labour hire, casual …
Bungles, Blowouts and Boondoggles: why Australia’s infrastructure projects cost more than they should: Introduction A large amount of taxpayers’ money, …
Bracket creep chips away at living standards, especially those of younger generations, a new Issue Analysis by Centre for Independent …
Two months after announcing their Stage 3 income tax cuts backflip, and a month after it breezed through parliament, Labor …
The carve-up of GST revenue among the states is never likely to be a barbecue stopper (except perhaps in Perth), …
Comment by Peter Tulip Public discussion of housing policy suffers from undisciplined eclecticism. Too many commentators provide long, unstructured lists …
The government has committed more than $250 million to expanding paid parental level. This is on top of the $600 …
Supermarkets have clearly become the poster children for alleged ‘price gouging’ behaviour in the cost-of-living saga. Not all supermarkets, but …
Despite strenuous protests from the business community, it is hardly surprising that Workplace Relations Minister Tony Burke’s economically-damaging Closing Loopholes …
Chalmers is doing a fantastic job … at ignoring the dire outlook. We are only in February, but already we …
Labor’s tax backflip all the easier against an opposition with no spine. This week’s news that the Coalition will meekly …
Major tax reform needed to overcome bracket creep. The Albanese government’s backflip over the shape of tax cuts taking effect …
Albanese slams door on Labor’s own tax aspirations. Australia’s personal income tax structure has been in a state of flux …