Grattan Institute: Most Australians Will Likely Be Financially Comfortable in Retirement

A new Grattan Institute report, ‘Money in retirement: more than enough’, assesses that the vast majority of retirees today and in future are likely to… Read More ›

Net Tax Collections up 10.4% over Previous Year: ATO Annual Report 2017-18

The Commissioner of Taxation, Chris Jordan AO, has delivered the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) Annual Report 2017-18. The report informs parliament, stakeholders and the community… Read More ›

Call for Applications: OUP ATTA Doctoral Series 2018

Cut-off date: Monday 19 November 2018 Oxford University Press Australia and New Zealand (OUPANZ) and the Australasian Tax Teachers Association (ATTA) will provide the opportunity… Read More ›

New OECD Report Finds Australia’s Means-Tested System a Viable Policy Option for the Future of Social Protection

The future of social protection: What works for non-standard workers?, by OECD Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs Social protection systems are often still… Read More ›

Ali Noroozi Concludes Tenure as Inspector-General of Taxation

After a successful 10-year tenure and earlier confirmation that he would not be seeking reappointment for a third term, Mr Ali Noroozi has concluded his… Read More ›

New IBP Paper Analyses the Quality of Reasons in Government Budget Documents

Assessing the Quality of Reasons in Government Budget Documents, by Jason Lakin, International Budget Partnership (IBP). Abstract At the core of government budgets are choices.… Read More ›

Centrelink Support Vital for People Escaping Domestic Violence: NSSRN

The latest report from the National Social Security Rights Network (NSSRN), ‘How well does Australia’s social security system support victims of family and domestic violence?’… Read More ›

How Should We Fund Retirement in the Ageing Century? CEPAR Releases New Research Briefs

The ARC Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research (CEPAR) has released a series of three research briefs exploring the current state, and projected future,… Read More ›

Australian Government Announced Changes to the Petroleum Resource Rent Tax Regime

On 2 November 2018, the Treasurer the Hon Josh Frydenberg MP released the Government’s final response to the Callaghan review on the Petroleum Resource Rent… Read More ›

OECD Release – Revenue Statistics in Africa 2018

Africa has sustained gains in domestic resource mobilisation made since 2000, as tax revenues remained stable in 2016, according to Revenue Statistics in Africa 2018.… Read More ›