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January 2012
Submission to the ACTU Inquiry: Secure jobs, better future
The scope of the Inquiry is broad. In our submission we have chosen to focus on three areas of policy interest, drawing on our work over the past four years.
December 2010
Submission to the Senate Economics Committee inquiry ‘Competition within the Australian banking sector’
On 28 October 2010 the Senate referred the topic of competition in the banking sector to the Senate Economics Committee for inquiry. Terms of Reference Competition within the Australian banking sector, including: (a) the current level of competition between bank and non-bank providers; (b) the products available and fees and charges payable on those products;
November 2010
Submission on mining taxation
On 30 September 2010, the Select Committee on New Taxes initiated an inquiry into the following matter: (a) new taxes proposed for Australia, including: (i) the minerals resource rent tax and expanded petroleum resource rent tax, (ii) a carbon tax, or any other mechanism to put a price on carbon, and (iii) any other new
April 2010
Submission to The Energy Efficient Homes Package Inquiry
As part of its ongoing research into the design of Australia’s climate-change policies, The Australia Institute recently conducted polling to better understand the relevant experiences and attitudes of Australians. Some of the questions asked related to the Australian Government’s roof insulation scheme and these results are presented below to help inform the Senate inquiry into
February 2010
Submission to the ACCC on Telstra’s price control arrangements
Senator Stephen Conroy, the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, has asked the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to review Telstra Corporation Limited’s (Telstra) price control arrangements and has called for public submissions. The ACCC is to report by 12 March 2010 and the ACCC has asked for written submissions by 12
January 2010
Submission on the treatment of new waste coal mine gas power generation in the RET
Energy market reform and greenhouse policy are complex areas of public policy. It is unlikely that those who designed the current RET/CPRS set out to encourage coal mines to burn their waste methane rather than use it to generate electricity, but that is precisely what is being proposed. This problem can be simply fixed by
November 2009
Submission to the Do Not Call Register Statutory Review
In its submission to the Do Not Call Register Statutory Review, The Australia Institute argues that the current system of regulating unwanted telemarketing calls needs to be overhauled in recognition of the continued nuisance caused by telemarketing. The Do Not Call Register should be extended to cover all unsolicited telemarketing calls, including those that are
November 2008
June 2008
Submission to the Productivity Commission Inquiry into Paid Maternity, Paternity and Parental Leave
Our submission supports a minimum of 26 weeks paid leave. This would be funded through a mix of employment related and government transfer payments to families. The government transfers would be available to working and non-working families while employment related entitlements would apply to working women and men.
March 2001
Submission to the Senate Employment, Workplace Relations, Small Business and Education References Committee: Inquiry into the capacity of public universities to meet Australia’s higher education needs
Submission No.2: Full fee-paying students and standards
June 2000
The Development of Australia’s Position on Climate Change and its Implications
Submission Number 6 to The Senate Reference Committee Inquiry into Australia’s Response to Global Warming
March 2000
Assessment of Policies: The Greenhouse Challenge Program
Submission No. 5 to the Senate Environment References Committee Inquiry into Australia’s Response to Global Warming
January 2000
Land-use change and Australia’s Kyoto target
Submission No. 4 to the Senate Environment References Committee Inquiry into Australia’s Response to Global Warming
November 1999
Common Misconceptions in the Climate Change Debate
Submission Number 2 to The Senate Reference Committee Inquiry into Australia’s Response to Global Warming
March 1999
Joint Submission to the Senate Select Committee On a New Tax System
Submission presented jointly the Australia Institute, the Australian Conservation Foundation and the Australian Medical Association to the Senate Committee