This paper discusses enabling home buyers to access their superannuation accounts when buying a home. It proposes that allowing Australians to access their superannuation for housing could significantly increase homeownership rates and provide more flexibility in retirement planning. It suggests that concerns about using superannuation for housing can be mitigated.

The previous Coalition government’s Stage 3 income tax cuts have been mired in controversy ever since they were announced — in their final form — in 2019. The essential issue addressed in this report is income tax bracket creep — how it is measured and how to evaluate the discretionary tax cuts offered as an...

Bracket creep chips away at living standards, especially those of younger generations, this paper from the Centre for Independent Studies outlines.

This report is the first in a series of CIS research papers focusing on intergenerational political attitudes and electoral behaviour. The report investigates the extent to which age is a factor in determining a first preference vote for Australia’s major centre-right political parties - the Liberal Party of Australia and the National Party of Australia...

Using 14 waves from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics of Australia (HILDA) longitudinal survey, the authors of this paper report extensive analysis of the financial consequences of (apparent) partner violence (PV) for Australian women.