Age Pension



Australia’s housing crisis is far from over, with new housing projects still years away from completion. With over 13 million spare bedrooms across the country,… Read More ›

Spare Bedrooms, Taxation and the Pension

In April this year, the Institute for Public Affairs (IPA) published a research note on “The Growth and Distribution of Welfare in Australia”, claiming: Approximately… Read More ›

425 Thousand More People on Welfare? Fact-Checking the Institute for Public Affairs

Link to Part 1 Double-counting Disability Support Pensioners Most importantly, the approach taken in the IPA research note involves a very significant level of double-counting.… Read More ›

425 Thousand More People on Welfare? Fact-Checking the Institute for Public Affairs: Part 2

The government’s Economic Inclusion Advisory Committee has just published its second report. It was set up by Treasurer Jim Chalmers and Minister for Social Services… Read More ›

Budget Forum 2024: JobSeeker Payments Need a Substantial Boost (and Improved Indexation)

On 1 July, the age of eligibility for the Age Pension in Australia increased from 66.5 years to 67 years, completing a series of increases… Read More ›

Why the French Are Rebelling and Australians Aren’t

The redistributive effects of welfare states are usually assessed by considering their impact on the income distribution or the level of income poverty within a… Read More ›

Why the French Are Rebelling and Australians Aren’t: Part 2

Australians born in 2012 can expect to live about 33 years longer than those born 100 years earlier. However, only seven of these additional years… Read More ›

Older Australians’ Workforce Participation, Health and Wealth Inequality

In Australia, as in many high-income countries, population ageing is inexorable. One potential consequence of ageing of the population is a shift in income inequalities,… Read More ›

Energy Poverty and Retirement Income Sources in Australia

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