AusVotes2019: Liberals Release Updated Budget Plan

The Liberal Party of Australia has released an updated budget plan, based on its initial budget proposals on 2 April 2019. The update forecasts a… Read More ›

ANU CSRM Research Note: Distributional Modelling of Labor Tax and Child Care Payment Election Policies

Distributional Modelling of Labor Tax and Child Care Payment Election Policies Author: Associate Professor Ben Phillips, Professor Matthew Gray, Richard Webster, Cukkoo Joseph Abstract: This… Read More ›

New IMF Working Papers on Tax and Transfers

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has recently released the following working papers on the topics of tax, fossil fuel subsidies, fiscal policy and household debt… Read More ›

Podcast – ANU Panel ‘Wicked Problems: Domestic Policy’ with TTPI Director Robert Breunig

Many of the big challenges in Australian policy seem intractable. How the country responds – or doesn’t – will shape society for decades to come.… Read More ›

AusVotes2019: Labor Releases Budget Plan

Today Shadow Treasurer Chris Bowen and Shadow Minister of Finance Jim Chalmers has released the Australian Labor Party’s budget plan. It forecasts greater budget surpluses… Read More ›

ATO Uses Data Matching to Crack Down on Cryptocurrency Tax Evasion

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is collecting bulk records from Australian cryptocurrency designated service providers (DSPs) as part of a data matching program to ensure… Read More ›

Call for Papers: International Conference of Chinese Tax and Policy 2019

The organising committee of the International Conference of Chinese Tax and Policy is pleased to announce the call for papers for the 2019 conference. The… Read More ›

NZ Government Releases Report on the Future of the Welfare System

The New Zealand Government has released the final consensus report “Whakamana Tāngata Restoring Dignity to Social Security in New Zealand”, resulting from the work of… Read More ›

OECD Consultation: What’s Driving Tax Morale? An Empirical Analysis on Social Preferences and Attitudes Towards Taxation

As part of the ongoing work on tax morale, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is now inviting public comments on its forthcoming… Read More ›

Anglicare Australia Releases Rental Affordability Snapshot

This year’s Anglicare Australia Rental Affordability Snapshot surveyed over 69,000 private rental listings and tested whether those on government support or minimum wage could afford… Read More ›