This report sets out the mounting financial pressures facing Australia’s universities and the implications for national education, research and productivity. It shows how nearly a decade of policy change, declining real per-student funding, tighter international student settings and rising research costs have eroded operating surpluses and constrained investment in infrastructure and innovation.

The final report from an inquiry into developing a long-term governance and resource framework for sustainable and effective Indigenous housing. It provides an overview of the inquiry and its findings, a vision for the future of Indigenous housing, recommendations for a National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Housing Strategy framework, and a pathway to system...

There are various proposals regarding how to reform capital gains taxation in Australia. Using data on realised capital gains in 2022 for a subset of housing investors (those holding for between one and nine years) this paper describes how four different tax systems, including the current system, would have treated individuals differently.

This report proposes delivering cheaper housing for homebuyers through the creation of a Commonwealth-administered Extreme Land Wealth Levy that applies only to the largest land portfolios in Australia. It proposes a levy on unproductive land worth over $20m could deliver a 10% stamp duty cut for all new houses, enhancing supply and fairness.

A review of BetStop, the National Self-Exclusion Register (NSER), a service that allows individuals to self-exclude from all Australian licensed online and telephone wagering services. The review finds that the NSER is performing an essential and much needed function in protecting those at risk of gambling harm. It makes 10 recommendations to optimise BetStop’s role.