This modeling paper was commissioned by a non-government member of parliament before the 2010 Federal election to ascertain the cost to tax payers of a subsidy for employing workers over 50 years of age. The following briefing was commissioned on behalf of a non-Government member of Parliament by the Pre-Election Policy Unit of the Parliamentary...

With life expectancy increasing, and changes to public policy aimed at encouraging older workers to stay in the workforce, the conditions under which people decide to retire have changed in recent years. This report describes the characteristics of those who continue to work beyond the age of 65. The findings show that two groups of...

These reports provide the results of qualitative and quantitative research into community attitudes about superannuation. Issues that have been considered in the research include: • structure and regulation, • contributions, • tax treatment, • rates of return, and • related matters of the superannuation system and its impact on business. The results of the research...

The purpose of this paper is to look at and raise awareness of the issues of ageism and unlawful age discrimination against mature age workers within the workplace. It is a form of discrimination that appears to sit quietly – it can go unnoticed and seems accepted. This paper aims to expose it. In a...

Should Australia’s population grow to more than 35 million people by the middle of the 21st century? The 2010 Intergenerational Report sparked a controversy over its suggestion that we are heading for a ‘Big Australia’ in the coming decades.This report looks behind the headline figures to highlight potential outcomes based on different assumptions about fertility...