Paid Parental Leave



The 2021 Intergenerational Report (IGR) looks forward 40 years to project future trends in Australian economic and fiscal sustainability. The IGR is released every five… Read More ›

Accounting for Care: The Intergenerational Report Fails to Value Parenting

In Parts 1 and 2, I used three desirable attributes (equity, efficiency and simplicity) of a coherent tax and transfer system to assess the 2020-21… Read More ›

[Budget Forum 2020] Getting Coherence into the Equity Debate – Part 3

The problem now and going forward is making sure that sick workers stay home. That means not forcing employees to choose between penury and working… Read More ›

When It Comes to Sick Leave, We’re Not Much Better Prepared for Coronavirus Than the US

Does this seem like a trick question? After all isn’t the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) supposed to collect and report on the revenue raised from… Read More ›

What Public Administration Functions Can the ATO Fulfil?

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