Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre PhD Scholarships

The Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre (BCEC) is offering two fully funded Higher Degree by Research (HDR) research scholarships under the Research Training Program (RTP) scheme.… Read More ›

Institute for Fiscal Studies Report: COVID-19 and Inequalities

COVID-19 and Inequalities By Richard Blundell, Monica Costa Dias, Robert Joyce & Xiaowei Xu (UK Institute for Fiscal Studies) Much of the debate about the… Read More ›

Melbourne Institute Research Insight: Did JobSeeker and JobKeeper Achieve Its Aims?

Did JobSeeker and JobKeeper achieve its aims? Melbourne Institute Research Insight no. 12/20 By Nicolas Hérault, Jan Kabátek, Guyonne Kalb, Jordy Meekes & Mael Guillou… Read More ›

OECD Releases Latest Economic Outlook

The OECD has released its latest Economic Outlook. With unprecedented uncertainty due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the OECD has taken the unusual step of presenting… Read More ›

PwC Report: Where Next for Australia’s Tax System?

PwC recently released a report, ‘Where next for Australia’s tax system?’, analysing how tax reform can help Australia reboots its economic prosperity in a post-COVID-19… Read More ›

Treasury Explains $60 billion JobKeeper Estimates Variation

On 9 June, Treasury Secretary Dr Steven Kennedy appeared before the Senate Select Committee on COVID-19 to explain the $60 billion JobKeeper estimates variation. His… Read More ›

Instant Asset Write-Off Scheme Extended Until End of 2020

The $150,000 instant asset write-off introduced by the Australian Government as part of its COVID-19 economic response package has been extended for six months to… Read More ›

Free Childcare to End Next Month, Returning to CCS Scheme

The Australian Government announced its free childcare scheme during the COVID-19 crisis would be turned off on 12 July and it would return to the… Read More ›

Offshore Indirect Transfers Toolkit for Developing Countries

The Platform for Collaboration on Tax (PCT) released a Toolkit on the Taxation of Offshore Indirect Transfers providing guidance on the design and implementation issues when… Read More ›

PBO Post COVID-19 Medium-Term Fiscal Projection Scenarios

This Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) report presents medium-term fiscal scenarios based on the Reserve Bank of Australia’s latest economic forecasts to support an understanding of… Read More ›