Government subsidies
Report
Australia's taxation system
An inquiry report into Australia’s taxation system including critiques of the current tax system and proposals for reform. The committee noted that the last comprehensive review of the tax system was completed in 2010.
Report
News industries: funding innovations and futures
This report focuses on two aspects of how to fund news: news business innovations and news subsidies. It provides a global perspective on current challenges facing the news industry and makes recommendations for government towards a sustainable future for news.
Fact sheet
Australia is a low-tax country
This fact sheet looks at how Australia raises very little tax revenue compared to similar countries and that while Australian governments have a problem balancing revenue and spending, the problem lies in the level of revenue collected, not the amount spent.
Report
Future foundations for giving: inquiry report
This once-in-a-generation inquiry comes at a key point in time. While the Australian Government has a goal to double giving by 2030, some of the most important policy settings that would underpin such an increase are not fit for purpose. The report sets out the Commission’s findings and recommendations to provide firm foundations for philanthropy...
Briefing paper
Hope and hydrogen – Australia’s hydrogen export charade
The Australian Government is budgeting for green hydrogen production of around 500,000 tonnes per year into the 2040s. Given the first users of green hydrogen will be existing industrial users of fossil hydrogen, this leaves no hydrogen for export from Australia. This briefing note formed part of the Australia Institute’s submission to the Hydrogen Production...