Using census data, the authors find that the participation rates of both men and women with low educational attainment rose substantially between 2001 and 2006. However, the participation rates of people with no post-school qualifications remain significantly below those with post-school qualifications (around 10 percentage points for both men and women). Within the no post-school...

From 1 July 2010 the government will replace the R&D Tax Concession with a simplified R&D Tax Credit, with tighter eligibility criteria. This paper argues that the reformed scheme will provide more generous support for R&D to help build a more innovative economy. It also poses a range of questions to business about how the...

This report examines how transport services in Australia should be charged for, how such charges can contribute to economic efficiency and how capital works in the transport sector should be funded. The transport sector is a significant component of the Australian economy with transport specific industries comprising 4.6 per cent of GDP in 2006‐07 and...

Many see traffic jams as a fact of city life, but its root cause is overuse of a common resource – the urban road network. Putting a price on access to roads at busy times could encourage individuals to change their travel plans, according to this report. Most roads are nominally ‘free’ to drive on...

Creeping acquisitions - the acquisition of a number of individual assets or businesses over time that may collectively raise competition concerns - were an area identified for reform during the 2007 election. This paper explores options for legislative change. The paper continues the consultation process initiated by the government with the release of a first...