Discussion paper
Dam the expense: the Ord River irrigation scheme and the development of northern Australia
Attempts to develop northern Australia by subsidising capital-intensive industries like irrigated agriculture have a long and unimpressive history.
Discussion paper
Gambling on the future: Do poker machines represent a net gain or loss to the Tasmanian economy?
This report questions estimates of the impact on employment and revenue if Electronic Gaming Machines (EGMs) were phased out of Tasmania.
Discussion paper
Bank levy in South Australia: Doing as the Treasurer says, doing as the Treasurer does
This report from The Australia Institute’s senior economist, Matt Grudnoff, reviews the economic impact of the South Australian government’s proposed bank levy.
Report
Banking on an impact: the impact of the bank levy on the average Australian superannuation account
This paper shows that if the bank levy proposed in the 2017-18 budget was passed through in full to shareholders in the form of reduced dividends, then at most it would impact the average superannuation balance by $7 a year
Report
Capital gains tax discount by electorate
This paper looks at the capital gains tax (CGT) discount by federal electorate to find out which electorates are the biggest winners from the CGT discount and which electorates are getting little benefit.