Basic Income



For a brief period when the JobSeeker unemployment benefit was increased to $550 per week and conditionality was relaxed, Australians had access to a type… Read More ›

Has COVID-19 Opened the Door to an Australian Basic Income?

The economic crises that have punctuated the 21st century, most notably the global financial crisis and the COVID-19 crisis, have led to a growing realisation… Read More ›

[Budget Forum 2020] Meet the Liveable Income Guarantee, a Budget-Ready Proposal That Would Prevent Unemployment Benefits Falling off a Cliff

In an emergency, governments improvise. Two new systems of income support have been announced in just over a week to keep us going as much… Read More ›

A Basic Income for Hard Times

Universal Basic Income (UBI) and other guaranteed income schemes are shaping as the welfare policies of the future. While there is no single rationale for… Read More ›

The Tax System Implications of Universal Basic Income

In a 2017 interview, Microsoft founder Bill Gates recommended taxing robots to slow the pace of automation. Funds raised could be used to retrain and financially support… Read More ›

Should We Tax Robots?

Canadians may be forgiven for being somewhat blasé about recent declarations of interest by federal and provincial governments regarding a basic or guaranteed income to… Read More ›

Achieving a Universal Guaranteed Basic Income in Canada

The Australian economic context is characterised by persistent unemployment, growing under-employment, wage stagnation and growth in inequality. As good-quality, skilled, full-time work opportunities shrink, more… Read More ›

Punishing Welfare Regimes and Basic Income

This is the final in my four part series on basic income. In Part 3, I highlighted potential impacts of  different basic income options on… Read More ›

From Basic Income to Poor Law and Back Again – Part 4: Designing a Viable Basic Income

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