ACTU Report Warns Australia Risks Becoming an Americanised Society of Working Poor

The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) has today released a new report that shows Australia is at risk of becoming an Americanised society of… Read More ›

Australia Ranked Sixth in 2017 World Giving Index

Australia is ranked 6th most generous country in the world, according to the recently published CAF World Giving Index 2017. This is the first time… Read More ›

ANU RSE Goldsmith Public Lecture by Professor John Creedy

Professor John Creedy from the Victoria University of Wellington will be presenting the Goldsmith Public lecture on ‘Inequality Measurement: In Pursuit of a Chimera?’. Hosted by… Read More ›

Greenland, Cambodia, Madagascar and Haiti Join Global Forum

The Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes has welcome Greenland, Cambodia, Madagascar and Haiti as its 143rd, 144th, 145th and 146th members… Read More ›

Coming Soon: A People’s Federation

A People’s Federation (ISBN 9781760021481) Edited by Mark Bruerton, Tracey Arklay, Robyn Hollander and Ron Levy Publishing 29 September 2017 Publisher: The Federation Press Australian… Read More ›

Government Releases Cashless Welfare Debit Card Final Evaluation Report

The Australian government has released the final evaluation report of its cashless welfare debit card trials today. The evaluation is commissioned by the Department of… Read More ›

ATO Publishes Unpaid Superannuation Estimates

Latest findings by the Australian Tax Office (ATO) on the superannuation guarantee gap can be accessed here.

CEDA Report Calls for Land and Capital Gains Taxation Reforms to Address Housing Issues

Housing affordability issues are likely to persist in some capital cities and could have longer term economic implications for Australia, while the issue of land… Read More ›

NATSEM Accepting PhD Applications for 2018

The National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling (NATSEM) at the University of Canberra is accepting PhD application for 2018. Applications are encouraged from candidates… Read More ›

OECD Releases Public Comments on the Draft Contents of the 2017 Update to the Model Tax Convention

On 11 July 2017, the OECD released the draft contents of the 2017 Update to the OECD Model Tax Convention. Interested parties were invited to provide comments with… Read More ›