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On Any View, the Case for Higher Compulsory Super Hasn’t Been Made

At the heart of the debate over higher compulsory superannuation sit big trade-offs that are too rarely acknowledged. Boosting retirement incomes inevitably comes at a… Read More ›

Grattan Institute Attacks the Wrong Target – Pension Assets Test Is the Problem

There is a case for not proceeding with, or at least further deferring, the legislated increase in employers’ compulsory superannuation contributions, the Superannuation Guarantee, from… Read More ›

Modelling the Age Pension Taper: Reply to Andrew Podger

Professor Podger’s main criticism of my paper with Iskhakov is that the income and asset taper rates that we assume in our model are far… Read More ›

How Hard Is It for Businesses to Comply with VAT/GST Obligations Around the World?

Modernising VAT/GST systems to reduce the compliance burden for all could benefit tax administrators, businesses and society at large, suggests new research conducted by UNSW… Read More ›

Are Most People on the Newstart Unemployment Benefit for a Short or Long Time?

Since parliament has resumed three Liberal members – Dean Smith, Russell Broadbent and Andrew Wallace – have joined a group of Nationals calling for an… Read More ›