This paper examines the impact of the rising cost of university education on young people, finding that student contributions have increased significantly in recent decades, outpacing both inflation and graduate salary growth. This trend has led to a substantial increase in student debt with negative consequences for graduates' future prospects.

A whistleblower rewards system would empower regulators to reveal and prosecute corporate and white-collar criminal behaviour and create a more competitive and scrupulous economy in Australia, according to this discussion paper. It draws on the success of similar systems overseas to propose a scheme funded by fines for offenders.

Traffic fines in Australia hit low-income earners disproportionally hard. One potential solution to this problem is traffic fines that are proportional to the income of the offender. This discussion paper outlines one way of applying this model – drawn from Finland – to Australia, including a breakdown for states.

This paper argues tax breaks for large, American-style utes cost Australians over $250 million in foregone revenue in 2023. A loophole in Australia’s tax law effectively subsidises large utes such as Ram and Chevrolet pick-up trucks by avoiding the Luxury Car Tax (LCT) that other imported vehicles pay, regardless of if the vehicles are used...

Although one in six Australian children live in poverty, the Australian Government does not officially define or measure poverty. With the increases to income support payments made during the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government has proven it can lift children out of poverty. The authors of this paper argue that permanently increasing these payments would...