This report outlines how negative gearing and the 50% capital gains tax (CGT) discount have contributed to inequality and housing affordability issues. It recommends the Australian Government halve the CGT discount over five years and restrict negative gearing for new investments, investing the revenue raised in social and affordable housing.

This report examines the profile of people affected by unemployment and receiving income support. It looks behind the headline unemployment statistics to reveal that long-term unemployment – as measured by receipt of unemployment payments for over 12 months – is now entrenched at an economically and socially harmful level.

Contributing to the evidence base on furthering an understanding of the Australian experience of poverty, this report aims to guide the development of targeted and effective poverty alleviation, advocacy and policy. It finds that specific groups are particularly at high risk of multiple deprivation, namely: people relying on JobSeeker Payment; Parenting Payment, Disability Support Pension...

People are in poverty when they lack the resources necessary to live within socially acceptable living standards. This report identifies 23 essential items considered universally as things nobody should have to go without, and measured how many people lack these items because they cannot afford them. The results highlight the impact of economic hardship on...

Although Australia is one of the wealthiest countries in the world, more than one in eight adults and one in six children live in poverty. This briefing summarises key facts and presents policy solutions with a particular focus on the adequacy and security of income support payments. It finds that low levels of income support...