Recent publications
Are unemployment benefits adequate in Australia? R Denniss and D Baker, 23 April
Pouring fuel on the fire: The nature and extent of Federal Government subsidies to the mining industry, M Grudnoff, 18 April
Match making: Using data-matching to find people missing out on government assistance, D Baker, 18 April
Showing their helping hand: The selective promotion of government assistance, D Baker, 18 April
Too much of a good thing? The macroeconomic case for slowing down the mining boom, R Denniss and M Grudnoff, 2 April
Job creator of job destroyer? An analysis of the mining boom in Queensland, M Grudnoff, 20 March
Justice for all: Giving Australians greater access to the legal system, R Denniss, J Fear and E Millane, 19 March
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