National affairs
27 April 2020
Post–Covid-19 economic reforms will fail without a national political framework to get them done
National affairs
13 March 2020
The government has learned some — but not all — of the lessons of the global financial crisis
National affairs
2 September 2019
The federal government made it clear at the National Housing Conference that significant new spending isn’t likely
National affairs
8 August 2019
Despite the scare campaigns, an inheritance tax makes a lot of economic sense
National affairs
7 June 2019
Part of Labor’s housing strategy could be adapted to lift affordability, and might just appeal to the government
National affairs
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
12 February 2019
Buoyed by the 2016 election result, Labor has been thinking big — with all the danger that entails
Books & arts
3 February 2019
Grattan Institute researchers show who wins and who loses from Labor’s hotly debated tax policy
Books & arts
9 November 2018
To deal with industrial-scale tax evasion we might need to make our own foray down the rabbit hole
National affairs
27 June 2018
On top of a misconceived ad campaign, the opposition leader left a needless hostage to fortune
National affairs
21 June 2018
Will Peter Dutton’s high-stakes gamble wrong-foot the government on tax cuts?
National affairs
8 June 2018
The debate about the Turnbull government’s income tax cuts is being sidetracked by misconceptions
National affairs
1 June 2018
Critics say that high earners are paying too much tax. What does the evidence say?
National affairs
9 May 2018
Why has the government chosen to fight the next election on weak ground?
National affairs
9 May 2018
To deliver tax cuts and budget surpluses the treasurer will need to stay lucky
National affairs
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
19 February 2018
The mystery is why Emma Alberici’s article was published in the first place
National affairs
12 January 2018
Treasury’s advice on negative gearing shows why tax reforms alone won’t solve the housing affordability crisis
National affairs
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
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
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
7 November 2017
Television | Four Corners played an important role in exploring the Paradise Papers. But did it choose the right targets?
Books & arts
6 November 2017
From the archive | The biggest tax havens aren’t on faraway islands, writes Jason Sharman
National affairs
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
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
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
Essays & reportage
22 April 2016
Talking tax is tough. But offering false choices about revenue, spending and globalisation won’t lead to better outcomes, writes Sam Hurley
11 April 2016
The Panama Papers have thwacked Britain’s prime minister. But he’s not out yet, says David Hayes in London
National affairs
31 March 2016
Abolished in 1942, revived but never implemented in the 1970s, this might have been the tax reform whose time had come, writes Tim Colebatch. But Malcolm Turnbull’s…
National affairs
3 March 2016
A new report on negative gearing rests on deeply flawed assumptions, write John Daley and Danielle Wood. But that hasn’t stopped the government from using…