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Too much of a good thing? The macroeconomic case for slowing down the mining boom
The Australian mining boom has been driven by rapidly rising world commodity prices. Put simply, the world is now willing to pay much higher prices for our coal, iron ore,…
Unpacking the 2022-23 Federal Budget
Treasurer Jim Chalmers unveils his first budget on Tuesday 25 October 2022. Billed as a ‘bread and butter’ budget to deliver on Labor’s election commitments, it will also include a…
Millionaire Tim Gurner’s Refreshing Honesty Reveals the Soul of Business
…to reduce unemployment below this ‘natural’ rate. In modern guise, the theory has a less pejorative moniker: The Non-Accelerating Inflation Rate of Unemployment (NAIRU). But it postulates the same idea,…
The Privatisation of ACTEW: The fiscal, efficiency and service quality implications of the proposed sale of ACT Electricity and Water
This report evaluates the impact of the privatisation of ACTEW on the financial position of the ACT public sector. In so doing, it examines the structure of ACTEW and the…
Inquiry into the allowance payment system for jobseekers and others
On 26 June 2012 the Senate referred the following matter to the Senate Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Committees for inquiry and report”” The adequacy of the allowance payment system…
Review of the rate of return guideline for energy
This submission responds to the call for submissions on the draft rate of return guidelines as set out by the Australian Energy Regulator (AER). The consumer groups have complained that…
A budget for buying votes or backing workers?
The Coalition Government’s ninth Federal Budget on 29 March will be an election Budget. Against the backdrop of a cost of living crisis, join ACTU President Michele O’Neil as she…
The Consequences of Fiscal Austerity in Western Australia
This report critically responds to the call for fiscal austerity and public sector downsizing, being made in response to the emergence of fiscal deficits in Western Australia (WA). Those deficits…
Corporate Welfare: Public Accountability for Industry Assistance
This study examines the different form of industry assistance provided by government in Australia; assesses the extent to which information is publicly available; outlines the criteria upon which assistance is…
Financialisation and the Productivity Slowdown
…OECD and IMF also included such factors as unconventional monetary policy (very low or negative real interest rates) and financial frictions (e.g. firm-level financial fragilities and tightening credit conditions) as…