The authors of this paper argue that the Stage 3 tax cuts are a high-cost, inequitable policy. They assert that re-examining the policy presents the Albanese Government with the opportunity to deliver bigger and fairer tax cuts to most Australians, while providing scope for greater spending on infrastructure, programs or benefits.

This research confirms that corporate profits in Australia, despite recent moderation, remain well above historic norms, and must fall further in order to allow a rebuilding of real wages in Australia that have been badly damaged by recent inflation.

This briefing reviews the main features of the Commonwealth Budget 2023-24 from the perspective of workers and labour markets.

This research sheds further light on the role of higher corporate profits in driving higher prices in Australia since the COVID pandemic.

This report examines the barriers to closing the gender gap by reviewing Australia’s position within the industrial countries of the OECD. The report also uses data from the ABS and the ATO to highlight gender disparities across all levels of income, ranges of occupation and ages, as well as disparities regarding who undertakes the greater...