Transfer Policy



Poverty rates are increasing in remote Australia, particularly in remote Indigenous communities which have among the highest poverty rates in the country. In 2021, Indigenous… Read More ›

The Poor Pay More: Why the Remote Area Allowance Needs Urgent Reform

At what point is there ‘too much of a good thing’ with crisis cash transfers? This is an important question for future economic shocks, whether… Read More ›

Too Much of a Good Thing? Australian Cash Transfer Replacement Rates During the Pandemic

On 17 November, the Chancellor is now due to publish the government’s fiscal rules alongside an OBR forecast and further spending and taxing measures. We… Read More ›

How Generous Is the British Welfare State?

Separated-mother-headed families have the highest rates of poverty of any Australian family type, with 37 per cent living below the poverty line. In these families,… Read More ›

Poverty by Design: How Single Mothers’ Benefits Are Reduced Without Them Knowing

The Robodebt class action bought by Gordon Legal has been settled at a cost to the government of around $1.2 billion. According to federal Labor… Read More ›

Robodebt Was a Policy Fiasco With a Human Cost We Have Yet to Fully Appreciate

Equity is one of the metrics by which tax policy is traditionally analysed—this metric contemplates the fairness or justice of tax policy. Tax policy has… Read More ›

Can Tax Policy Create Sustainable Intergenerational Equity?

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

Australians have been told they can no longer be “heroes” and go to work if they have a cold. During Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s press… Read More ›

If We Want Workers to Stay Home When Sick, We Need Paid Leave for Casuals

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