Discussion paper
Time for a progressive Medicare levy
This report models the impact of an increased Medicare levy in comparison to a progressive Medicare levy, more like income tax, on the spread of Australian income earners.
Report
National Energy Emissions Audit - June 2017
This is the first release of the Australia Institute's National Energy Emissions Audit, which will be published on a quarterly basis, in September, December, March and June each year.
Report
Securing Tasmania’s energy future: how Tasmania can become energy self-reliant and an exporter of renewable energy
Proposes an opportunity for Tasmania to take advantage of its unique energy assets which could deliver cheaper local electricity.
Report
Banking on an impact: the impact of the bank levy on the average Australian superannuation account
This paper shows that if the bank levy proposed in the 2017-18 budget was passed through in full to shareholders in the form of reduced dividends, then at most it would impact the average superannuation balance by $7 a year
Discussion paper
Money for nothing
This paper enumerates federal government and industry spending on CCS since 2003, especially coal with CCS, and puts it in the context of spending from comparable countries.