Democracy



There are many reasons why voters have increasingly lost trust and belief in our politicians and political processes – particularly how they seem to work… Read More ›

The Need for Better Scrutiny of Government Spending

A number of countries are heading to elections in 2019, including Australia, Indonesia and Philippines. In India, the national Lok Sabha (the lower house of… Read More ›

The Calculus of Consent: Why Do We Vote?

This post was originally published as part of the Tax and Transfer Policy Institute Policy Brief series. Read Part 1 here. Improving the budget process… Read More ›

Budget Transparency: The Open Budget Survey 2017 – Part 2

This post was originally published as part of the Tax and Transfer Policy Institute Policy Brief series. Read Part 2 here. The Open Budget Survey… Read More ›

Budget Transparency: The Open Budget Survey 2017 – Part 1

The scandals that engulfed Najib Razak in Malaysia reminded voters that they were paying a heavy price for bad government, Teck Chi Wong writes. Malaysia’s… Read More ›

Tax, Debt and Trouble Topples Najib in Malaysia: Why did GST Reform in Malaysia Fail?

As we anticipate Budget 2018-19, coming up on 8 May, it is timely to examine Australia’s budget process. Australia has been a leader in good… Read More ›

Open Budget Survey 2017 Part 2: What Can Australia Do to Improve Our Budget Process?

Editorial Note: This is an edited version of the keynote address by the Parliamentary Budget Officer Jenny Wilkinson at the launch of the Open Budget… Read More ›

A Speech by the Parliamentary Budget Officer: Fiscal Transparency and the Parliamentary Budget Office

This is an edited extract of a Crawford School event with Professor Vito Tanzi, former Director of the IMF Fiscal Affairs Department. The event was… Read More ›

Complexity and Inequality in Fiscal Systems: A Conversation Between Vito Tanzi, Stephen Howes, Roger Bradbury, Peter Whiteford and Miranda Stewart

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