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 ›

Parliamentary Joint Committee Report: Inquiry into Compulsory Income Management

On 2 September 2024, the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights reported its findings on the compatibility of compulsory income management with human rights. The… Read More ›

ANU PhD Seminar: Drifting From Welfare to Work on Australian Social Security

Get a good job that pays good money: Drifting from welfare to work on Australian social security Speaker: Jacob Priergaard Date and time: Thursday 24… Read More ›

ANU Crawford School Seminar: Cash Transfers and Labour Supply

Cash transfers and labor supply: New evidence on impacts and mechanisms Speaker: Dr. Nguyen Viet Cuong (Vietnam National University Hanoi and Mekong Development Research Institute)… Read More ›

Senate Committee Report on Multinational Global and Domestic Minimum Tax Bills

On 14 August 2024, the Senate Standing Economics Legislation Committee tabled its report on the provisions of three related bills: the Taxation (Multinational—Global and Domestic… Read More ›

ANU PhD Seminar: Towards an Estimation of the Distributional Impacts of Australia’s Tax and Transfer System Over the Lifetime

Speaker: Matthew Smith Date: Friday 23 August 2024 Time: 11am – 12.15pm Venue: Zoom and Weston Theatre, ANU Crawford Building This paper considers how to… Read More ›