Australia's mining boom heralds an unprecedented opportunity to establish a sovereign wealth fund that can be used to help eliminate indigenous disadvantage. Australia is experiencing what may be the largest and longest commodities boom in its history. Through a sovereign wealth fund built on budget surpluses generated by the boom, we could tackle some of...

An assessment of Australia's the strengths and weaknesses of taxation system. Adam Smith said that a good taxation system should be equitable between taxpayers, certain in its impact on each of them, simple to comply with and parsimonious in its administration costs. Sadly, the Australian tax system is none of these. In fact, if you...

This working paper examines in depth the responses of over 700 city residents who were asked about their housing and location priorities.

Explains how the Carbon Tax works and debunks the myths surrounding its introduction. The public debate is crowded with well-worn myths. But how does the proposed carbon pricing system actually work, and what happens next? What are the impacts for consummers and small businesses and what does all this mean for electricity?

Australian workers increased their productivity far less in the past decade than in the previous one. They are also increasingly less productive than workers in most comparable countries. Since rising productivity is vital to a strong economy, the problem is serious, even if its consequences are not yet visible. Until recently the official account held...