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 ›

2020 Paul Bourke Award Lecture: On Care, Welfare Conditionality and Free Riding

Speaker: Elise Klein, ANU Crawford School of Public Policy Date & Time: 8 September 2020 (Tuesday), 12pm to 1pm Location: Online Registration: https://events.humanitix.com/dr-elise-klein-2020-paul-bourke-lecture Care is… Read More ›

Reports: Analysis of the Impacts and Outcomes of the Australian Capital Territory’s Tax Reform Program

Since 2012, the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Government has been undertaking a 20-year program to modernise the Territory’s taxation system. The reform is to broaden… Read More ›

ACOSS Survey: Community Service Workers Warn of Dire Consequences of Planned Cuts to JobSeeker

More than 80 per cent of community service workers surveyed about the Coronavirus Supplement have said the increased rates of income support were having a… Read More ›

PBO Updated Medium-Term Fiscal Scenarios: Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic and Response

The Australian Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) has recently made an update to the post-COVID-19 medium-term fiscal projection scenarios report. The report now suggests the impact… Read More ›

COVID-19 Affects Disadvantaged Families More Than Others: 100 Families WA Study

Families on low incomes have reported feeling depressed or anxious at twice the rates of the general community, according to the findings of a study… Read More ›

New Book: Tax Expenditures and Environmental Policy

Tax Expenditures and Environmental Policy Author: Hope Ashiabor, Associate Professor of Law, Macquarie Business School, Australia Publisher: Edward Elgar This timely book provides a critical… Read More ›

Online Forum on University Funding Changes

ANU Learning Communities is organising an online discussion, University Funding Changes: Culture War or Pragmatic Plan for the Future?, on 27 August 2020 (Thursday), 5.30pm… Read More ›

Call for Papers: 15th Annual World Customs Organization PICARD Conference

The 15th edition of the World Customs Organization’s (WCO’s) PICARD Conference will take place as a ‘Web Conference’ from 23 to 26 November 2020. The… Read More ›