OECD Publishes Report on Effective Carbon Rates

The report Effective Carbon Rates: Pricing CO2 through taxes and emissions trading systems finds that the misalignment between carbon prices and real climate costs are prevalent… Read More ›

Tax Analysts’ Student Writing Competition 2017 is Open

This global competition enables students who win to publish a paper in Tax Notes, State Tax Notes, or Tax Notes International and receive a 12-month… Read More ›

PC Releases Prelimanary Findings Report on Human Services

The Productivity Commission report is titled ‘Introducing Competition and Informed User Choice into Human Services: Identifying Sectors for Reform’ and seeks to inform consultation which will be… Read More ›

Status of Tax and Transfer Bills Introduced to 45th Parliament

  Name of Bill Portfolio Summary Status at 15 September 2016 Budget Savings (Omnibus) Bill 2016 Treasury  24 measures designed to assist in bringing the Budget back… Read More ›

PC Releases Issues Paper for Submissions to the Public Inquiry into Superannuation

Superannuation: Alternative Default Models- Issues Paper, has been produced by the Productivity Commission to assist those interested in preparing submissions to the inquiry into efficiency… Read More ›

Per Capita Releases Report: The Adequacy of the Age Pension in Australia

This report examines the adequacy of the Age Pension, finding that it does not maintain a decent standard of living for those who are reliant… Read More ›

ATO Releases Two Taxpayer Alerts Cautioning on Multinational Profit Shifting

Media release here.

Senate Passes Budget Savings (Ominbus) Bill 2016

The Bill consists of 24 Amendments aimed at budget repair. The following table shows the act and amendments made in the Bill. Act Amendment Higher… Read More ›

Peter Whiteford and Daniel Nethery New Article: Where to for Welfare?

The article presents an in-depth analysis of the Coalition’s proposed budget cuts and finds they would have a disproportionate impact on low income groups. The full… Read More ›

Vacancy at DPS for PEL 1 Senior Researcher in Economics or Tax

The role at the Department of Parliamentary Services is within the Economics section, Research branch. For full job description and application details see here.