Research // Fred Argy

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

April 2006

Inequality

Equality of Opportunity in Australia: Myth and reality

by Fred Argy

Public policy debate about equality of opportunity in Australia currently centres around the distribution of disposable incomes and the role played by taxes and transfers. In contrast, this paper presents the available evidence on underlying structural inequalities of education, health, employment, housing and location. Based on international evidence, the paper argues that governments which address

July 1996

Governance & Government Agencies

What should governments do? Auditing the Audit Commission

by Max Neutze, Bob Walker, Fred Argy, Deborah Mitchell and Clive Hamilton

The National Commission of Audit was established immediately after the Coalition’s 1996 election victory. It was charged with the task of reporting to the Government on the finances of the Commonwealth and measures to improve its fiscal position. The contributions to this discussion paper provide a thorough critique of the underlying assumptions of the Audit

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