ACOSS Pre-Budget Brief: Women on Low Incomes Must Not Be Left Behind

Women’s economic security has been undermined by the Federal Government’s past decisions, including decisions to focus job generation in male-dominated industries and cut social security… Read More ›

ANU CSRM Report: Australians’ Attitudes Towards and Experiences of Retirement and Social Security Income

Attitudes towards and experiences of retirement and social security income during the COVID-recession and initial recovery Authors: Nicholas Biddle, Robert Breunig and Dinith Marasinghe In… Read More ›

Australian Government to Cut Child Care Costs as Part of Budget 2021-22

To cut the cost of living for around a quarter of a million families and to help boost workforce participation, the Australian Government has announced… Read More ›

OECD: Labour Market Disruption & COVID-19 Support Measures Contribute to Widespread Falls in Taxes on Wages in 2020

The COVID-19 crisis has resulted in the largest decrease in taxes on wages since the global financial crisis of 2008-09, according to a new OECD… Read More ›

TTPI Working Papers

Exchange rates, remittances and expenditure of households with foreign-born members: Evidence from Australia TTPI Working Paper 10/2021 Authors: Syed Hasan, Shamim Shakur & Robert Breunig… Read More ›

PBO Report on Australian Government Post-COVID Fiscal Sustainability

The Australian Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) has recently released the report, Fiscal sustainability: Long-term budget scenarios. The report examines the sustainability of the Australian Government’s… Read More ›

ACOSS Community Sector Survey Reports Very High Levels of Social Disadvantage and Demand in 2021

Community sector leaders have reported a surge in unmet demand for services dealing with economic hardship, homelessness, mental health and domestic violence as a result… Read More ›

OECD: Tax Revenues in Latin America and the Caribbean Rose Modestly Before Being Hit Hard by COVID-19

Tax revenues rose moderately across Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) in 2019 before declining sharply in 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic drove down global… Read More ›

Blueprint Institute Calls for Standard Tax Deduction for Individual Taxpayers

Bye-bye tax returns: A standard deduction for lower, simpler, and fairer taxes Authors: Emma Beal, Daniel D’Hotman, Steven Hamilton, Luke Heeney & Katelyn Lamont (Blueprint… Read More ›

Call for Papers: US National Tax Association 114th Annual Conference

The US National Tax Association is planning to hold its 114th Annual Conference on Taxation in person on November 18-20, 2021 should health guidelines permit.… Read More ›