Government Budgets



With unemployment low and commodity prices favourable, the federal budget would already be in balance under prudent budget management, but that has been lacking for… Read More ›

Budget Forum 2025: A Balanced Budget in 2035-36 is Plausible, But Better Repair Work is Needed

As Australia’s population ages, the sustainability and fairness of the age pension system are increasingly important. Our research uses a statistical model to forecast demographic… Read More ›

Is Australian Age Pension Sustainable and Fair? Evidence From Forecasting

At nearly 500 pages, Rick Morton’s Mean Streak provides a detailed account of the development and collapse of the robodebt scheme, which started in 2014… Read More ›

‘The Social Engineering of Shame’: Rick Morton’s Mean Streak Exposes the Populism Behind the Unlawful Robodebt Scheme

Before the budget the Australian Government announced a new program, Future Made in Australia. The program’s main objective is to provide substantial government financial assistance… Read More ›

Budget Forum 2024: Future Made in Australia

After weeks of confected outrage from many parts of the media and Coalition, the Albanese government has moved on its proposed Stage 3 tax cuts… Read More ›

We Need a Real Conversation About Tax Reform

The distribution of GST revenues among the states and territories is, by a wide margin, the largest single expenditure item in the federal budget. Its… Read More ›

Western Australia’s GST Deal: The Worst Australian Public Policy Decision of the 21st Century Thus Far

Royalty revenues from mining are an important source of revenue for many Australian state (and territory) governments. Our paper addresses the question: in what proportions… Read More ›

Volatile Mining Royalties and State Government Budget Decisions

“Equity” is the principle of fairness and justice in the distribution of resources, opportunities and privileges among individuals or groups, taking into account their different… Read More ›

Budget Forum 2023: Equity Is Hard to Achieve When Unfairness Is Baked into the System

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