The release of political donations data reveals the impact of wealthy individuals in the 2019 federal election campaign, as well as the importance of a sizeable war chest to claim power.
- Chief executive officer, Grattan Institute
Changes to the government’s targets in its budget update give it room to spend more.
MYEFO contains a long-overdue admission: that low wage growth is the new normal. It’ll take extraordinary spending restraint to make the surplus forecasts stick.
A typical Newstart recipient is middle-aged, female, and more likely than most to live outside of a major city.
Not only do we not tax inheritances, we actually subsidise them, making the already well off even better off.
A new Grattan Institute study finds that for the first time in a long time, young Australians are no better off than those who came before, and are likely to do worse.
The Stage 3 cuts would make Australia’s income tax system the least progressive in 60 years.
The real estate industry acts in its own interests, not those of the tenants it scares.
Yes, youth voter enrolment is at an all-time high, but an ageing population means an ageing voter base.
After some years the Coalition’s proposals would cost $40 billion per year more than Labor’s, but by then Labor will have probably cut tax further too.
Should the Coalition’s $300 billion of tax cuts ever be enacted, they would push the budget back towards deficit.
The promised surpluses won’t last unless we stop giving older Australians more and more and asking them to pay less and less.
Corrupt politicians and public servants will be under the spotlight of the new federal corruption watchdog. But if its proposed powers are any clue, it will have neither bark nor bite. Here’s why.
Today the Commonwealth has released data on political donations. It shows high levels of donations from the gambling industry to political parties.
When assessed by the government’s own rules, MYEFO fails. The government is spending the latest revenue windfall even though it promised not to.
Almost all states have improved their accountability in recent years, and are far ahead of the Commonwealth government.
A new report from Grattan Institute argues the secrecy and inequality surrounding who has “say” and “sway” in Canberra can be remedied – if politicians can just find the will to do it.
While the states are making improvements to their political donations laws and practices, Canberra still has a long way to go.
Here are five ways the Treasurer could boost revenue to make the numbers work.
Scrapping cash refunds on dividends could make the tax system fairer. But super funds could invest less in Australian companies.
The minor party vote in Australia is historically high and growing, as trust in the bigger parties slides away.
Unless the government is willing to increase taxes elsewhere to pay for tax cuts there will be longer-term costs for the budget and the economy. And younger Australians will wear these costs.
The ‘yes’ vote disproves that the rise of the minor party vote is the result of a cultural backlash from people who reject the progressive agenda, including the expansion of rights for minorities.
Australia is becoming wealthier, but much of that wealth remains concentrated in the hands of older generations.
New research released today by the Grattan Institute shows that income growth and unemployment rates are not obviously worse in regional areas.
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