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An independent tax board might have taken some of the politics out of the Rudd government’s mining tax plan. Josh Jerga/AAP

Tax reform is hard…so it’s time for an independent tax board

Warwick Smith, The University of Melbourne

The federal government’s Commission of Audit - tasked with finding efficiency and productivity improvements to deliver a surplus of 1% of GDP prior to 2023-24 - remains overshadowed by the many reviews…
Resource tax reform could solve the problem of an ageing population. But is the current government brave enough to do it? Sourced from www.shutterstock.com

Ageing population and mining: a tale of two booms

Warwick Smith, The University of Melbourne

In an unusual move, Mission Australia and the Business Council of Australia recently co-authored a piece calling for a mature and open conversation about tax reform. They join a chorus of voices, from…
There are significant financial and social benefits to land tax. Image sourced from www.shutterstock.com

BCA wants your home taxed – and it’s actually a good idea

Warwick Smith, The University of Melbourne

Housing affordability is an issue that perennially haunts political discourse. It rarely becomes the target of actual policy because the overwhelming majority of politicians refuse to face up to the real…
Buying power doesn’t always stack up as the best measurement for who we are and how far we’ve come. Shutterstock/ MaleWitch

More pie in the sky ‑ economic progress no slice of life

Warwick Smith, The University of Melbourne

In the verbal volley between Gillard and Abbott, Swan and Hockey, there is a conversation that we are not hearing. It bubbles below the consciousness of mainstream Australia, a conversation that is old…

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