Kathryn James

Dr Kathryn James teaches and researches in taxation law and policy at the Melbourne Law School. She has specific expertise in the value added tax (VAT) or goods and services tax (GST). Her research focuses on how ostensibly technical questions of taxation impact upon distributive justice. Kathryn is an ARC Discovery Early Career Research fellow from December 2019 to December 2024 for a project that examines whether Australia Can and Should Reform the GST (DE190100346).

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Website : https://law.unimelb.edu.au/about/staff/kathryn-james


  • Budget Forum 2023: The Costly and Unfair Stage 3 Tax Cuts Will Undermine the Progressive Income Tax and Worsen Inequality, 24 May 2023
  • Removal of the Tampon Tax: A Costless or Pyrrhic Victory?, 02 May 2023