This report looks at the effects of the zone tax offset, remote area allowance and remote area concessions for fringe benefits tax on people and businesses in remote areas. The report makes recommendations on whether these remote area tax concessions and payments should continue and, if so, what form they should take.

The review report details the findings from a comprehensive investigation of the experiences of small and family businesses that have claimed the Research and Development Tax Incentive (R&DTI). It recommends this important incentive be retained, and a suite of reforms made to the way the system is administered.

Agricultural subsidies shape production and consumption patterns, with potentially significant effects on poverty, nutrition and other sustainability concerns. This paper maps the different types of support provided by governments to the agricultural sector, and highlights some of the complex political economy dynamics that underpin the relevant policies.

This is the fourth in the AMA’s annual series of report cards on private health insurance. It is designed to assist patients/consumers by highlighting the differences in private health insurance policies, the operations of funds, and the changes implemented by the Australian government.

Enduring norms regarding gender and work have proven harmful to Australia's economic welfare by sidelining the careers, and limiting the potential, of women across the income spectrum. This report aims to provide ideas to cut Australia’s workforce participation gap between men and women, proposing targeted amendments to the Child Care Subsidy (CCS).