January 2024
SUVs and utes are no longer just work vehicles, but tax-subsidised behemoths
It is clear the massive increase in SUVs and utes is not due to more tradies or those using them on weekends, but because our tax system encourages the purchase of these behemoths to the detriment of our roads, our safety and the climate.
December 2023
The Wellbeing Framework needs a better measure of living standards
The Wellbeing Framework suggests Australia’s prosperity is linked with company profits, but it wrongly suggests this also measures people’s living standards.
..The Wellbeing Framework’s measure of innovation misses the mark
The Wellbeing Framework aims to measure what matters, but its measure of innovation has little to do with research or development
‘No one left behind’: Why doesn’t the Wellbeing Framework measure poverty?
According to Treasurer Jim Chalmers, the new Wellbeing Framework “helps us put … fairness and opportunity at the very core of our thinking”, but (astoundingly) lacks any substantive measure of poverty.
..August 2023
When it comes to jobs, sport kicks fossil fuels out of the park
We often hear how important fossil-fuel mining is for jobs, but the reality is sport is a much greater employer.
The Intergenerational Report shows a massive shift towards supporting wealthier individuals’ retirements
Jim Chalmers suggests the superannuation system is the intergenerational “genius” but it really means providing more support for wealthier people who do not need it.
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