Fiscal policy-making in the United Kingdom has been far from perfect. Problems like short-termism, policy churn and gaming of the system are often blamed on fiscal rules. This report examines whether that is fair, or whether these issues are rooted more deeply in the underlying fiscal framework. It also makes recommendations for strengthening fiscal policy-making.

The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Australian Office of Financial Management’s (AOFM) management of the Australian Government’s debt.

This paper provides an update of Australia's public debt situation and outlook, based on the latest available official estimates as published in the various governments’ 2023/24 budget mid-year reviews.

This paper intends to start a conversation about a broad yet crucial question - what does the future hold for Timor-Leste? And in turn, what does that mean for the Indo-Pacific region?

Australia’s young people deserve to have their interests considered in Australian policy-making. In the Covid era, many policies were defended on the basis that they would help those vulnerable to Covid, mainly the elderly. In this report, the author attempts to put a price tag on Covid-era policies, from the perspective of Australia’s youth.