Many Australian women face an insecure retirement. Men's superannuation balances at retirement are on average twice as large as women's. In practice this means that women, particularly single women, are at greater risk of experiencing poverty, housing stress and homelessness in retirement.

The Select Committee on Health's high level of activity has allowed it to be responsive to important health policy issues as they arise. The committee has undertaken the current inquiry for very compelling reasons. The resurgence of a fatal employment-related disease in Australia has drawn the Committee's focus, leading to the obvious question, how could...

In this second report on corporate tax avoidance, the committee continues its consideration of the importance of transparency with particular emphasis on transfer pricing and the secrecy surrounding this activity. The committee briefly touches on exemptions from general purpose accounting. It also looks at tax minimisation strategies including excessive debt loading and avoiding permanent establishment...

This report examines the impact of Australia's temporary work visa programs on the Australian labour market and on the temporary work visa holders. Although a range of varied and specific matters were raised during the course of the inquiry, certain themes run across one or more of the temporary visa programs. The report is therefore...

The role, importance, and overall performance of cooperative, mutual and member-owned firms in the Australian economy.