Australia’s self-employment rate has fallen sharply since the early 2000s. This report shows a fall in unincorporated self-employment aligns closely with changing labour market incentives. Unincorporated businesses that employ workers experienced the greatest decline, while solo self-employment fell modestly and the share of company owners grew. The patterns are interpreted as reflecting two broad trends.

War in the Middle East will likely increase global energy prices and presents significant implications for Australians and the Australian economy. This paper finds that Australian Government choices will determine how hard the price spike hits Australian households, how huge gas export company profits are and how much tax revenue Australia will collect.

This guide provides an introduction to the 'manosphere' and its impacts on young people, teachers and school communities. It outlines the key beliefs, recruitment pathways and online dynamics associated with manosphere communities, including links to misogyny, male supremacy, anti-feminism and extremist ideologies. The resource provides practical considerations for schools as critical sites for primary prevention.

This is the report on the investigation of corruption issues relating to the conduct of six persons referred by the Royal Commission into the Robodebt Scheme. The report found that two of the six individuals engaged in serious corrupt conduct, and that the remaining four did not engage in corrupt conduct.

This paper examines the economic case for the capital gains tax (CGT) discount and concludes that many of the arguments for reducing it are based on persistent myths rather than evidence. The paper argues that housing should not dominate the CGT debate. It finds that some form of concessional treatment for capital gains is economically...