28 of the 38 top economists surveyed by the Economic Survey of Australia want the GST top-up for one of Australia’s richest states scrapped.
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The unknown loser is who pays for the additional Commonwealth funding.
The government’s attempt to engage the States on one hand while whipping them with the other does not augur well for tackling growing health and education costs – or for lasting federal reform.
The reform of Australia’s federation is under review, with a White Paper process currently underway. In partnership with the Australian National University’s Tax and Transfer Policy Institute at the Crawford…
When our two major levels of government work in partnership, our Federation can function well. The standout period for cooperative federalism was the Hawke/Keating term of government, producing the National…
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Professor, Department of Economics, The University of Melbourne
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Member of the Board of Governors, ANU Foundation for Excellence, Australian National University
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Visiting Professor of Tax Law, New York University, and Professor of Law, The University of Melbourne
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Dean and Professor of Law, UNSW
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Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University