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Towards Levyathan? Industry levies in Australia Industry levies – narrowly applied, sector-specific taxes – are proliferating in Australia. There were four industry levies in 1960,… Read More ›

Date: 15 March 2024 – 26 April 2024 The government is consulting on the Treasury Laws Amendment (Measures for Future Instruments) Instrument 2023: Better Targeted… Read More ›

Date: 13 March 2024 – 19 April 2024 The Australian Government is entering into tax treaty negotiations with Brazil, New Zealand, South Korea, Sweden and… Read More ›

Speakers: Saša Vanek (ANU Tax and Transfer Policy Institute) and Tony Mahar (National Farmers Federation) Date and time: Tuesday, 2 April 2024 – 10.30-11.30am Location:… Read More ›

The Aged Care Taskforce, chaired by Minister for Aged Care Anika Wells, has released its final report. The Taskforce has made 23 recommendations. Among them… Read More ›

The Australian Government has announced they would abolish almost 500 nuisance tariffs from 1 July 2024. This includes a wide range of imported items such… Read More ›

The ANU Centre for Social Research and Methods (CSRM) has recently published the below papers: PolicyMod: Microsimulation Model for the Australian Tax and Transfer System… Read More ›

In 2023, National Cabinet tasked the Council on Federal Financial Relations (CFFR) to review the Report on Government Services (the RoGS) and the Performance Reporting… Read More ›

The biosecurity protection levy: Principles for design Authors: Saša Vanek and Robert Breunig The 2023 federal budget announced a $1 billion increase in Commonwealth biosecurity… Read More ›

Tax sheltering cost among high-income taxpayers: Evidence from an Australian tax policy change Authors: Arezou Zaresani, Miguel Olivo-Villabrille and Robert Breunig We present empirical evidence… Read More ›