Publications

Chris Martin writes in The Conversation (26.5.16) about the ALP’s proposals to amend negative-gearing regulations, much criticised by the government and representatives of the property sector,

Policy Online carries a link (25.5.16) to a Salvation Army Australia report analysing the economic and social stresses under which many Australians are currently living. ‘The

The ABC’s Lucy Barbour reports (25.5.16) on the federal government’s announcement of a multi-million dollar funding package to assist the nation’s dairy farmers to recover from

Amy Remeikis reports in the Brisbane Times (24.5.16) on suggestions that the state government will access surplus funds from the public service’s Defined Benefits Scheme to

Margaret Giles writes in The Conversation (20.5.16) about the release by the Treasury and the Finance Department of the Pre-election Economic and Fiscal Outlook (or PEFO), which

Ross Gittins comments in the Sydney Morning Herald (18.5.16) on the federal government’s proposed crackdown on multinational company tax avoidance. He argues that this supposed taxation

Seasoned reporter Mungo MacCallum writes in John Menadue: Pearls and Irritations (11.5.16): ‘”Our economic plan for jobs and growth … jobs and growth…jobs and growth… jobs

Mark Furler reports in the Sunshine Coast Daily (17.5.16) on the federal government’s announcement that it would delay introducing changes to taxation rules for working backpackers.

Saul Eslake writes in Inside Story (12.5.16) that falling home ownership rates are bad for households and bad for the economy. He observes that governments are starting to

This report by the National Foundation for Australian Women analyses the impact of the 2016-17 Federal budget on women. Its Executive Summary opens with the assessment:

Policy Online carries a link (3.5.16) to an Australia Institute research paper about the federal government’s pre-election budget. The paper looks at ‘five reasons why people should

Roy Green and colleagues write in The Conversation (4.5.16) about details in the federal budget relating to the Prime Minister’s oft-cited innovation agenda. They suggest that