The majority of young Australians experience at least a short period of time outside of full-time education and the labour force in the early years after leaving secondary school. Kylie Hillman identifies the characteristics, activities and later destinations of young people who had spent time outside of the labour force.

Using an improved version of the neoclassical labour-supply model, Robert Breunig, Deborah A. Cobb-Clark and Xiaodong Gong analyse the expected impact of the 2005-06 Australian tax reform. They calculate working hours to increase by 1.7 per cent for both men and women and household after-tax incomes to increase by approximately $60 per week on average...

The trend of declining labour force participation by older working-age men, combined with an ageing population, has led many industrialised nations to develop policies encouraging older male workers to remain in the labour force. A better understanding of how an individual's health influences the labour force participation decision among this group of workers would facilitate...

This edition of the Economic Roundup contains the following articles in PDF and RTF formats: * Fiscal Sustainabiltiy and Prefunding * Health Promotion * Net tax thresholds for Australian families * Tax system complexity and compliance costs - some theoretical considerations * Key themes from the Treasury Business Liaison Programme - July and August 2005...

This inquiry was undertaken following the 2004 re-election of the Coalition government, and a stated commitment in its election policy to protect and support independent contractors. The committee was mindful of this background to ensure that views were sought and considered from state and territory governments, business groups, workers and their representatives, labour hire companies...