Prime Ministers have long turned to a big vision when trying to shore up their stocks with voters or their own party. That usually means throwing their support behind big infrastructure projects, like fast trains or second airports. $75 billion has been committed to infrastructure in the 2017 budget over the next ten years -...

In this commentary piece, a number of CIS authors give their view on the federal budget for 2017-18.

This resource outlines the Australian Government investments that will benefit those who choose to live, work and invest in regional Australia.

This Quick Guide identifies information and key concepts that are used in the Budget Papers and related materials, and o

Introduction The optimal size of government is an important political and economic issue. However, because no long-term government expenditure series has official standing, New Zealand is often a missing case in comparative studies of government expenditure. Although government expenditure data is available from 1972 on Treasury’s website, the most widely used data before 1972 is...