This report examines the supply of subsidised affordable housing via the National Rental Affordability Scheme (NRAS) in Australia and the international approaches of the Low Income Housing Taxation Credit (LIHTC) scheme in the US and the Affordable Rents program in England.

The Trade and Assistance review 2014-15 contains the commission's latest quantitative estimates of Australian Government assistance to industry. This year's review also explores how the size and nature of the assistance estimates might be influenced by recent developments such as the Agricultural Competitiveness White Paper, the Defence Industry Statement and submarine procurement, programs to increase...

The AMA Private Health Insurance Report Card provides consumers with clear, simple information about how health insurance really works. It provides information to show the differences between private health insurance policies and the disparity of benefits paid by health insurers for medical treatment which may lead to out of pocket expenses.

Over the past year, RedFire Consulting Group has evaluated the South Australian early stage innovation ecosystem and government-funded programs. RedFire has now developed an implementation plan to improve South Australia’s innovation ecosystem. The plan contains recommendations around three separate categories: Government administration and policy: the plan establishes a framework for innovation policy development, implementation and...

In 2013-14, Australian industry received over $17 billion in gross assistance from the Australian Government through budgetary outlays, tax concessions and tariffs according to the latest annual trade and assistance review by the Productivity Commission. Notably, budgetary assistance to industry in 2013-14 was about 17% (or $1.3 billion) higher than in 2012-13. The review finds...