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National affairs State income tax: the idea that could one day fly Tim Colebatch 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 A low-cost way to derail the housing debate John Daley and Danielle Wood 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… National affairs Truth and negativity in the negative gearing debate Tim Colebatch 25 February 2016 It’s not too late for Malcolm Turnbull to regain some of the ground he’s lost on tax, says Tim Colebatch. Labor’s plan shows why he can’t afford… National affairs More reasons to think big about tax reform Tim Colebatch 5 February 2016 A small tax package can only deliver small benefits, writes Tim Colebatch

National affairs Simpler, fairer and easier to comply with: the tax option with bravery added Tim Colebatch 31 March 2015 Can the Coalition – and Labor and the Greens – rise to the challenge of tax reform? Tim Colebatch assesses the government’s discussion paper National affairs The GST trap Peter Brent 30 October 2014 Opposing changes to the GST is unlikely to benefit Labor’s election prospects National affairs Is Australia’s welfare system unsustainable? Peter Whiteford 10 February 2014 Figures from the past two decades challenge the view that the welfare budget is out of control, writes Peter Whiteford, and help us understand the likely impact of future… National affairs Who gets what? Who pays for it? The welfare state debate revisited Peter Whiteford 4 June 2013 Contrary to what many commentators claim, Australia has the lowest level of middle-class welfare in the developed world, writes Peter Whiteford