Supported employment services have been transforming their service models in line with community expectations. This report provides an evidence base supporting several policy options in the move of people with disability to full award wages. It concludes that any government assistance would be far less than the current economic benefits of supported employment to the...

The report estimates the gross costs of harms attributable to the consumption of alcohol, including harms to the drinker and others, to the extent that recent local evidence supports confidence in causal attribution and takes a conservative approach. Evidence used in calculations of cost estimates is restricted to the last ten years and the New...

This paper reports the results of modelling of the main measures in the 2024-25 Commonwealth Budget that directly impact on the incomes of Australian households, the reductions in personal income tax that take effect from 1 July 2024, and main budget measures that directly impact on the incomes of Australian households from previous budgets of...

This report presents a summary of findings from the 30 June 2022 actuarial valuation of the Australian social security system. It provides insight into how Australians are likely to access social security over their lifetime and has a greater focus on presenting insights at different life stages, in comparison to previous reports.

Simple reforms to the Petroleum Resources Rent Tax (PRRT) could raise $18 billion over the next four years, argues Greg Jericho in this Australia Institute discussion paper. The paper outlines how straightforward reforms would raise more revenue than the federal government’s proposed 90% cap on the expenses oil and gas companies can deduct from their...