TTPI Working Papers: Early Federation Reviews and the Effect of Job Search Requirements on Welfare Receipt

Early federation reviews and 1942 income tax unification, TTPI Working Paper 11/2020 By Paul Tilley (Visiting Fellow, Tax and Transfer Policy Institute, ANU) Abstract: In… Read More ›

Parliamentary Budget Office Report: Structural Trends in GST

This report examines the trends in Australia’s goods and services tax (GST) relative to the size of the economy over the last twenty years, including… Read More ›

ANU CSRM Paper: Impacts of COVID-19 JobKeeper and JobSeeker Payments on Poverty and Housing Stress under Various Scenarios

COVID-19 JobKeeper and JobSeeker impacts on poverty and housing stress under current and alternative economic and policy scenarios By Ben Phillips, Matthew Gray and Nicholas… Read More ›

Latest Peer Review Reports from Global Forum Rate Anguilla Non-Compliant, Malta Partially Compliant

Last week, the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes (the Global Forum) published nine new peer review reports assessing compliance… Read More ›

Report: Health Equity Implications of Australian COVID-19 Policy Responses

A new report has been released by the Menzies Centre for Health Governance at the ANU School of Regulation and Global Governance, examining the health… Read More ›

Tax Policy Reforms 2020: Countries Have Responded Decisively to COVID-19, but Face Significant Fiscal Challenges Ahead

Governments have taken unprecedented fiscal action in response to the COVID-19 crisis, but countries will need to support economic recovery in the face of significantly… Read More ›

Anglicare Australia Report: Rental Affordability for People on Welfare Payments Has Deteriorated During COVID-19

Anglicare Australia has called on the Government to raise the rate of welfare payments permanently. The call is made as Anglicare Australia released a special… Read More ›

ACOSS & UNSW Research Highlights Risk of COVID Pandemic Increasing Inequality

New analysis of inequality in Australia pre-COVID-19 provides a baseline against which to measure the impacts of the pandemic on income and wealth inequality. It… Read More ›

GDP Fell 7% in June Quarter, Australia Is Officially in Recession

Australian Gross Domestic Product (GDP) fell 7.0 per cent in the June quarter, the largest quarterly fall on record, according to figures released by the… Read More ›

Australian Industry Group Releases Federal Budget Submission 2020-21

Australia’s peak employer organisation, the Australian Industry Group, has released its recommendations for the October Federal Budget. The Australian Industry Group’s recommendations include: A range… Read More ›