After two Coalition government budgets heavy on ideology, this one is a quieter, don’t-frighten-the-horses document paving the way for the election.
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Having made a commitment to reduce spending, the federal government will have its work cut out with this year’s budget, which may require revisiting policy ideas that have caused it pain in the past.
Solving the entrenched problems within our budgetary process is tricky - or is it?
Teaching is at the core of what Australian universities do, yet it receives nowhere near the attention it should, and is in danger of receiving even less.
The $20,000 immediate write-off for small business has been broadly welcomed, but modelling shows there will be losers.
Business confidence might be up after the budget, but there are more reliable measures of what’s really driving the economy.
The government’s inconsistent approach to pensioners who save is distorting behaviour, but there is a solution.
Bruce Billson
Michelle Grattan talks to Minister for Small Business Bruce Billson about the budget, the small business tax cuts, cabinet leaks, gay marriage and much more.
If the government had provided analysis on how the budget impacts households it may not have found itself defending its record on fairness.
The small business package allowing firms to depreciate up to $20,000 of assets comes with a hefty upfront cost - but the government collects later.
What is the premise of recently-announced cuts to Australia Council funding, and the establishment of a National Programme for Excellence in the Arts? There is actually a considerable evidence base from which to form policy decisions in Australian arts funding.
The Shadow Treasurer, Chris Bowen, has said that tax as a percentage of the economy is higher now than it was under the previous government. Is that right?
Any backflip on the Federal Budget’s highly optimistic growth forecasts will have tangible impacts on confidence and in turn, the economy.
I’d like to update you on our crowd-funding activities following the decision by the Australian Government to end funding for The Conversation. At $1m, that represents a 25% loss to our budget.
A close look at Hockey’s tax avoidance laws aimed at multinationals like Apple and Google, shows they can avoid them.
What constitutes a “taxable presence” in Australia lies at the centre of the government’s proposed tax avoidance clampdown on multinational companies.
The government wants to see more older workers in the workforce, but first we need to overcome the ageist attitudes held my many employers.
Convergence theory – which holds that the main Australian political parties will, over time, converge upon near-identical policy positions on most issues – was on full display during budget week.
Australia can attract much needed venture capital funding through its Significant Investor Visa system, but only if a proposed new system is designed well.
This year’s federal budget outlined plans for infrastructure in northern Australia, but it will need to do more than build roads and rail to sustainably develop the north.
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