The neediest suburbs get a much poorer deal in Sydney than in Melbourne. A new study provides a suburb-by-suburb breakdown of state investment, including what facilities and services have been funded.
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It’s not all about health and wealth.
A zero rate for business could actually be a progressive move and would reflect the anti-bureaucratic spirit of Brexit.
Athens can celebrate two consecutive quarters of growth. Berlin must stomach some weakness. Everyone should remember cheap money isn’t free money.
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency is facing a $1.3 billion budget chop as part of the federal government’s savings measures. But sacrifice the lead agency for green energy development
A new report highlights how little we know about what works and what doesn’t when it comes to publicly-funded Indigenous programs. It’s a similar story in other policy areas – but we can do better.
Rates of corporation tax have a very human impact.
In the midst of a rapidly growing economy, research budget shortcomings threaten a young scientific community that struggles to stay afloat.
The global economy is already unsustainable – let alone if it gets bigger.
Shadow treasurer Chris Bowen told journalists that since the last federal election, the government has had spending as a percentage of GDP at GFC levels. Is that right?
Many people dismiss the idea of free, quality public university education out of hand. But there are many ways to make it happen - and it all ties back to the idea of education as a public good.
Insuring the most at-risk homes should become easier after April, but the latest deluge makes the new scheme look fragile.
“First, do no harm”. It’s not clear that European countries even got that right as they navigated their way through the aftermath.
The finance minister says the government is reducing the deficit and debt and lowering the spending growth trajectory of the previous government. Is that right?
The arithmetic for town halls and previously endangered Whitehall departments is now distinctly rosier.
Keeping taxes lower and protecting the government services most dear to our hearts has huge implications for everyone.
Conservative targets for 1% annual savings in the next two years will actually feel like more than 5% for a swathe of government departments.
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Deputy Director, Institute for Fiscal Studies
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Emeritus Professor of Public Policy, RMIT University
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Professor of Economics, City St George's, University of London
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Chief Director: Tshwane University of Technology – Institute for Economic Research on Innovation; Node Head: DST/NRF SciSTIP CoE; and Professor Extraordinary: Stellenbosch University – Centre for Research on Evaluation, Science and Technology., Tshwane University of Technology