Consumer choice
Report
Fast-track Supermarket Entry and Expansion Omnibus Bill
This report proposes drafting instructions for a Fast-track Supermarket Entry and Expansion Omnibus Bill, which would rapidly approve retail grocery developments at scale and cut through complex barriers that are preventing new supermarket chains from entering the New Zealand market. This would enable stronger retail grocery competition.
Position paper
ASFA policy priorities 2025
This paper calls for certainty and stability in superannuation policy as the key ask of an incoming government. It identifies targeted reforms to protect and build upon the strengths of Australia’s superannuation system including preservation settings and improving equity outcomes. The paper sets out seven key priorities.
Briefing paper
Power to the people: smarter energy use through demand side management explained
This explainer outlines the technological and policy levers available to government and the energy sector to give people more choice over power use when it comes to energy demand and supply. It contends that better energy policy to relieve costs to customers is within reach.
Report
Supermarkets inquiry: final report
This final report addresses key issues identified in the Supermarkets Inquiry interim report, and analysed during the second phase of the inquiry. The report finds Coles and Woolworths dominate the Australian grocery sector and this is set to continue; and presents recommendations to the government.
Report
Junk food and poor policy?
This report looks at how government can improve nutrition and health outcomes for the public, arguing that the current approach is insufficient. The authors call for government intervention to shift the obesity conversation away from individual choice to focus on the commercial food environment and social determinants of poor nutrition.