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National Affairs Adam Triggs 12 October 2020 The assumption that Australia will experience a quick recovery has produced a budget that’s big on spending but low on stimulus
National Affairs Tristan Edis 2 October 2020 By 2030, according to the government’s own figures, Australia will have spent three decades making almost no progress in reducing emissions National Affairs Adam Triggs 7 September 2020 The proposed tax cuts are a weak form of stimulus that would create more problems than they solve. There are better options National Affairs Adam Triggs 1 June 2020 Breaking self-perpetuating cycles of rising inequality will be key to Australia’s economic recovery National Affairs Adam Triggs 27 April 2020 Post–Covid-19 economic reforms will fail without a national political framework to get them done
National Affairs Adam Triggs 13 March 2020 The government has learned some — but not all — of the lessons of the global financial crisis
National Affairs Peter Mares 2 September 2019 The federal government made it clear at the National Housing Conference that significant new spending isn’t likely National Affairs Owain Emslie and Danielle Wood 8 August 2019 Despite the scare campaigns, an inheritance tax makes a lot of economic sense National Affairs Peter Mares 7 June 2019 Part of Labor’s housing strategy could be adapted to lift affordability, and might just appeal to the government National Affairs Brendan Coates & Danielle Wood 14 May 2019 Election 2019 | Turn the argument around the other way, and the defenders of the status quo are on even shakier ground
National Affairs Peter Brent 12 February 2019 Buoyed by the 2016 election result, Labor has been thinking big — with all the danger that entails
From the archive Brendan Coates & Danielle Wood 3 February 2019 Grattan Institute researchers show who wins and who loses from Labor’s hotly debated tax policy Books & Arts Carmela Chivers 9 November 2018 To deal with industrial-scale tax evasion we might need to make our own foray down the rabbit hole National Affairs Tim Colebatch 27 June 2018 On top of a misconceived ad campaign, the opposition leader left a needless hostage to fortune National Affairs Abul Rizvi 21 June 2018 Will Peter Dutton’s high-stakes gamble wrong-foot the government on tax cuts?
National Affairs John Daley 8 June 2018 The debate about the Turnbull government’s income tax cuts is being sidetracked by misconceptions
National Affairs Peter Whiteford 1 June 2018 Critics say that high earners are paying too much tax. What does the evidence say? National Affairs Tim Colebatch 9 May 2018 Why has the government chosen to fight the next election on weak ground? National Affairs Brendan Coates & Danielle Wood 9 May 2018 To deliver tax cuts and budget surpluses the treasurer will need to stay lucky National Affairs Tim Colebatch 23 February 2018 The International Monetary Fund gets some things right and some things wrong — but you wouldn’t necessarily know which from the coverage it’s had
National Affairs Peter Brent 19 February 2018 The mystery is why Emma Alberici’s article was published in the first place
National Affairs Brendan Coates 12 January 2018 Treasury’s advice on negative gearing shows why tax reforms alone won’t solve the housing affordability crisis National Affairs Peter Mares 6 December 2017 Canada is showing the way, but the funds need to start flowing — and that means biting the bullet on tax National Affairs Peter Mares 4 December 2017 A shift to a property tax will make the housing market fairer and more efficient, and researchers have come up with a practical way to do it International Rodney Tiffen 7 November 2017 The Panama Papers looked like the culmination of a new era for leakers — and then the Paradise Papers came along. But can we expect action to follow?
National Affairs Jane Goodall 7 November 2017 Television | Four Corners played an important role in exploring the Paradise Papers. But did it choose the right targets?
Books & Arts Jason Sharman 6 November 2017 From the archive | The biggest tax havens aren’t on faraway islands, writes Jason Sharman National Affairs Tim Colebatch 20 December 2016 The government still won’t acknowledge why the deficit isn’t going away, but it’s not too late to take some simple steps National Affairs Tim Colebatch 25 June 2016 The impact of the Reagan administration’s decision to abolish negative gearing shows how misconceived Australia’s debate has been, writes Tim Colebatch National Affairs Saul Eslake 12 May 2016 Falling home ownership rates are bad for households and bad for the economy, writes Saul Eslake. Governments are starting to respond, but much more can be done