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New federal bureaucracy’s anti-dumping measures to drive up prices
A new federal bureaucracy will be working hard to raise prices for Australian consumers and business from 1 July this year. Read More
Abolish the award system
Awards and penalty rates are onerous, outdated and should be abolished. Read More
Ford closure shows subsidies a waste of money
With news of Ford closing its manufacturing facilities, the government should stop propping up automotive manufacturers. Read More
Don’t raise the super guarantee rate
Abandon plans to increase the superannuation guarantee’s compulsory contribution rate from 9% to 12%. Read More
Privatise Health in NSW or Perish
With health spending set to consume the entire state budget by 2033, the NSW Government should privatise public hospital services to avoid a financial catastrophe. Read More
REJOICE! TAX FREEDOM DAY IS THURSDAY 5 APRIL 2012
Australians have spent the first 95 days of 2012 working for the government. ‘This year, 5 April marks the first day Australians will start working for themselves, or Tax Freedom Day,’ according to... Read More
Scrap the government’s piggy-bank
It is better to grow the Australian economy faster today by spending on productivity-enhancing infrastructure and establishing a lower tax burden than for the government to hoard financial and other assets... Read More
Not much Christmas cheer as Aussies get ripped off and overcharged
Australians are being ripped off according to the report Price Drivers - Five Case Studies in How Government is Making Australia Unaffordable. Read More
Brace for Euro implosion - drop tax plans now
As the world economy moves towards the abyss, the Gillard government must postpone the introduction of carbon and mining taxes or risk looking irresponsible, warns The Centre for Independent Studies (CIS). Read More
Enough water not enough ideas, says CIS report
In Droughts and Flooding Rains: Water Provision for a Growing Australia, CIS Researcher Rebecca Gill argues that we have the technology and innovation to ensure that Australia’s water resources can continue... Read More
Henry Review Must Target Disability Pension, Says CIS Report
The Henry Review should seize the opportunity to move Disability Support Pension (DSP) reform out of the ‘too hard’ basket, says a report released by The Centre for Independent Studies (CIS) this week. Read More
REJOICE! TAX FREEDOM DAY IS FRIDAY, 9 APRIL
Australians will spend the first 98 days of this year working for the government. ‘April 9 marks the first day Australians will start working for themselves, or Tax Freedom Day,’ according to Centre... Read More
Indigenous Australians Denied Employment by Inept Polices
Indigenous unemployment is stuck at 15% while unemployment in the rest of Australia is back to 5.3%. Yet in their paper Indigenous Employment, Unemployment and Labour Force Participation: Facts for Evidence... Read More
No Gain in High Capital Tax Burden
The review of the tax system currently being undertaken by Treasury Secretary Ken Henry (The Henry review) should work towards alleviating the high tax burden on capital through extending the current concessional... Read More
IA 118: Shock and Awe
American debt brewing another economic storm: America’s massive fiscal deficit has the potential to spur a second crisis, says a new report being released Wednesday. Read More
A Streak of Hypocrisy
THIS YEAR’S CHRISTMAS LUNCH FOR RETIREES WILL BE AT THE EXPENSE OF YOUNG TAXPAYERS: Net household saving in Australia have plunged from 12% of GDP in the 1960s to around 5% today.Borrowing to purchase... Read More
MAKE POLLIES PAY FOR FISCAL EXCESS
Federal politicians should face pay cuts for fiscal irresponsibility as part of a radical overhaul of the Charter of Budget Honesty, according to a new paper from the Centre for Independent Studies, Fiscal... Read More
Federal Budget 2009
BUDGET MARKS NEW ERA OF BIG GOVERNMENT: The 2009 Budget sees the biggest increase in government spending since Gough Whitlam, according to Centre for Independent Studies’ economist, Dr Stephen Kirchner. Read More
REJOICE! TAX FREEDOM DAY IS THURSDAY, 23 APRIL
Australians will spend the first 112 days of this year working for the government. “April 23 marks the first day Australians will start working for themselves, or Tax Freedom Day,” according to Centre... Read More
With No Particular Place to Go: The Federal Government’s Ill-Conceived Support for the Australian Car Industry
HOLDEN SHOULD BE ON RUDD’S AGENDA IN WASHINGTON NEXT WEEK With the US car manufacturing industry faltering further, the Rudd government’s massive taxpayer-funded support for the Australian car industry... Read More
With No Particular Place to Go: The Federal Government’s Ill-Conceived Support for the Australian Car Industry
HOLDEN SHOULD BE ON RUDD’S AGENDA IN WASHINGTON NEXT WEEK With the US car manufacturing industry faltering further, the Rudd government’s massive taxpayer-funded support for the Australian car industry... Read More
MONETARY POLICY AND ‘BUBBLE’ MYTHS
The Reserve Bank should remember the lessons of the past and should not second-guess the market on asset price cycles, says a new report being released on Thursday. Read More
Defence of Civil Society: The Virtue of Prescribed Private Funds
GOVERNMENT’S PLANS WILL HARM PHILANTHROPIC GIVING ‘The Commonwealth government is looking to change the rules governing charitable funds which may harm philanthropic giving and consequently, undermine... Read More
Harmacy: The Political Economy of Community Pharmacy in Australia
PHARMACY INDUSTRY IS ANTICOMPETITIVE AND KEEPING PRICES UP: The community pharmacy industry is dressing up anticompetitive behaviour as a public health measure. In a new report, Harmacy: The Political... Read More
CAPITAL XENOPHOBIA II
As politicians reaffirm their commitment to free trade at the G20 and APEC, they should make sure they practice what they preach. In Australia’s case, this means reforming restrictive rules on foreign... Read More
State Tax Reform: Progress and Prospects
State Tax Reform: Progress and Prospects: The Labor Government has set reform of federalism as one of its top priorities, arousing new interest in federal–state financial relations. At the same time,... Read More
Fiscal Illusion: How Big Government Makes Tax Look Small
Fiscal illusion is the political art of crafting tax and expenditure policies to make taxpayers think that taxes are not as onerous as they appear. In a paper being released by the Centre for Independent... Read More
Exploring a Carbon Tax
The Australian government, with bipartisan support, has stated its clear intention to speed the transition away from carbon-intensive energy. It plans to do this by increasing the relative appeal of alternative... Read More
Are We All Keynesians Again?
GOVERNMENT MAY BE KEYNESIANS AGAIN, BUT IS EVERYONE ELSE? Using economic stimulus to stabilise economies, was so much in vogue until the early 1970s that Richard Nixon famously declared ‘We are all... Read More
