Research // Eliza Littleton

The Australia Institute Tasmania The Australia Institute South Australia
Centre for Future Work Nordic Policy Centre Centre for Responsible Technology
ACT NSW NT QLD SA TAS VIC WA

April 2021

Retirement, Social Security & Welfare, Tax, Spending & the Budget

Rich Men and Tax Concessions

How certain tax concessions are widening the gender and wealth divide
by Matt Grudnoff and Eliza Littleton

Modelling from the Centre for Social Research and Methods on income, wealth and gender distribution of negative gearing, CGT discount, super tax concessions and excess franking credits shows that these tax concessions overwhelmingly benefit high-income, high-wealth men.

March 2021

Climate Change, Energy from Fossil Fuels, Environment & Jobs

One Step Forward, Two Steps Back

New coal mines in the Hunter Valley
by Richard Denniss, Rod Campbell and Eliza Littleton

23 new coal projects are proposed in NSW, with total production capacity equivalent to 15 Adani-sized mines. Ten Adanis’ worth of these projects are proposed for the Upper Hunter. Local and international factors mean not all of these projects can proceed. A moratorium should be placed on new coal approvals while a coherent regional planning framework is developed for the Hunter. This framework should be based around a world with net zero emissions in 2050.