The report measures changes to living standards in OECD countries since the COVID-19 pandemic and whether progress has been sustainable and inclusive. It finds positive trends in income and employment but warning signs in housing, financial insecurity, health and well-being. The report also notes that much stronger action on climate change will be needed to...

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 research aims to understand how New Zealanders think about fairness in order to help policy advisors provide more informed advice on the equity implications of policy choices. It also considers to what extent New Zealander’s perceptions of fairness are grounded in reality and how perceptions of fairness vary across group markers including gender, age...

This report looks at trends in wealth inequality over the past twenty years and finds that: the wealthiest Australians hold 90 times the wealth of those with the least; this has been fuelled by tax breaks for superannuation and housing investments, and high house prices have fuelled inequality and locked many people out of housing...

The growing disparity between inequality of incomes and inequality of wealth is increasing the rich-poor divide in Australian society. This paper argues that rather than reducing this inequality, the tax system has become part of the problem and that tax reform is urgently needed if we are to address it.