Synopsis: Are Australians climate dinosaurs? Climate of the Nation 2014, benchmarking Australian attitudes to climate change, finds that political leaders risk being stuck in the past as public attitudes on climate change and its solutions are on the rebound. In mid-2014, more Australians think that climate change is occurring and are concerned about impacts, present...

Rather than saying they pay too much tax, this report finds Australians currently claim they are paying about the right amount of tax, and their support for higher public spending has risen.

Thomas Piketty’s phenomenally successful Capital confirms that Western countries are becoming less equal. He fits into a long-running debate about inequality, and there are some encouraging signs Thomas Piketty’s Capital in the Twenty-First Century has been easily the top-selling new economics book in years, rocketing to the top of the New York Times bestseller list...

This paper presents an analysis of the impact of tax and benefit changes under the Coalition Government, commissioned by the Opposition. Introduction Following the 2014-15 Budget, NATSEM undertook analysis of the impact of tax and benefit changes under the Coalition Government, commissioned by the Opposition. The work involved the estimation of the distributional impact on...

This Budget Paper is intended to provide comprehensive information on all Government decisions that involve changes to its revenue, expense and investing activities since the Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook 2013-14. Foreword Budget Paper No. 2 comprises three parts: • Part 1: Revenue Measures • Part 2: Expense Measures • Part 3: Capital Measures Revenue...