Treasury modelling of the government’s tax changes make the strange assumption of no behavioural change, leading them to ignore economic …
In the 1980s and 90s, Australian governments agreed to an ambitious program of micro-economic reforms to lift industrial productivity and …
As a result of house prices increases, it has become much harder to save for a deposit and, as a result, homeownership percentages among younger workers have fallen. Superannuation, particularly future increases in the guarantee rate, is one of the reasons it is harder to save for a deposit.
The centrepiece of the 2019/20 budget was a proposed doubling of the income tax cuts that were legislated last year. …
This paper explores the hypothesis that growth of government has become self-sustaining through the emergence of a segment of the …
The main thrust of the Government’s proposed personal income tax changes announced in the 2018-19 Budget is welcome, but they …
Australia is in a period of economic malaise. GDP per person has been growing slowly ever since the GFC. Australia’s …
Australia entered an era of economic reform in the mid-1980s as policymakers resolved to liberalise the country’s economy and strengthen …
The idea of a Universal Basic Income (UBI), paid by the government to its citizens with few restrictions, has been …
The major bank levy was proposed in the 2017–18 Budget. The levy has numerous flaws including: The costs of the …