Treasury Consultation: Modernising the Luxury Car Tax for Fuel-Efficient Vehicles

The government is consulting on draft legislation to modernise the Luxury Car Tax (LCT). In the 2023–24 Mid‑Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook, the government announced… Read More ›

Call for Papers and Registration: Women in Macroeconomics Workshop III

Following the first workshop by the University of Sydney in 2022, and the second workshop in Melbourne jointly organized by the Department of Economics, University… Read More ›

Productivity Commission Report: A Path to Universal Early Childhood Education and Care

The Productivity Commission has released a report, which presents government with a roadmap to a high-quality universal early childhood education and care system (ECEC) that… Read More ›

Call for Papers: 16th International Atax Conference on Tax Administration

Hosted by the School of Accounting, Auditing and Taxation at the UNSW Business School, the 16th International Atax Conference on Tax Administration will take place… Read More ›

Australian Public Service Commissioner Releases Robodebt Code of Conduct Inquiry Report

Australian Public Service Commissioner Dr Gordon de Brouwer has released the final report of the Code of Conduct Inquiry Taskforce on the Robodebt scheme. The… Read More ›

OECD Working Paper: Policy Approaches to Reduce Inequalities While Boosting Productivity Growth

Authors: Emilia Soldani, Orsetta Causa, Maxime Nguyen and Tomasz Kozluk (OECD Economics Department) Over the past decades, productivity growth and technology diffusion have slowed down,… Read More ›

Australia and Slovenia Sign Tax Treaty

The Australian Government has signed a new tax treaty with Slovenia, which will be the first tax treaty between the two nations once it is… Read More ›

ACOSS Survey: People on Low Incomes Cutting Back on Meat, Fruit and Vegetables

Almost three quarters of people receiving income support are cutting back on meat, fresh fruit and vegetables due to the low rate of payments and… Read More ›

Call for Papers: Australasian Tax Teachers Association Conference 2025

The 36th Australasian Tax Teachers Association (ATTA) Annual Conference will be held in Canberra, Australia from Wednesday 15 to Friday 17 January 2025. The theme… Read More ›

ANAO Welcome Contributions to Performance Audit on AI Adoption in ATO

The Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) is currently conducting a performance audit to assess whether the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has effective arrangements in place… Read More ›