Ahead of this week’s federal budget both Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Treasurer Scott Morrison have spoken of the need for an economic plan to help transition Australia’s economy post the mining boom. We asked a group of experts to assess the budget against this stated agenda.
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Uncapping fees for some degree courses is still an option. from www.shutterstock.comHigher education is in policy paralysis. This year’s budget set us back to 2014.
In the 2014 budget, the government announced that fees would be deregulated. While this was a toxic political move, it wasn’t toxic enough to be dumped from the 2015 budget,...
There are three critical tests for this year’s budget. Is it serious about repairing Australia’s ongoing structural budget deficits? Does it make much of a difference to economic growth? And is it fair?
Over the last year, the bottom line got worse. The long-promised return to surplus receded another year over the horizon....
It is now apparent that multinational tax avoidance and aggressive tax planning is a significant fiscal risk to the country.
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