Home ownership rates have been declining in Australia for most of the 21st century and for the last 25 years, average house prices have increased at twice the rate of income. This paper asserts the problem with the current housing policy settings is that they incentivise demand but do little to increase supply.

On 31 August 2016, the Senate referred the 2016 Census to the Senate Economics References Committee for inquiry and report by 24 November 2016. The terms of reference include the following matters: The 2016 Census, with particular reference to: a) the preparation, administration and management on the part of the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)...

This opening statement provides an update on forecasts for the Australian economy contained in the 2016-17 Budget Estimates. The Budget forecasts indicate that the Australian economy continues to transition from mining investment-led growth to broader-based growth. But real GDP growth is forecast to be below potential over the next two years at 2½ per cent...

This report into disclosure regimes for charities and not-for-profit organisations found that non-profit organisations in Australia are labouring under a heavy burden of regulation and that there is a pressing need for improved regulation and increased transparency.

Australia had a long and illustrious association with 'space science'. The first Australians used the patterns of the stars to guide them to seasonal food sources. Captain Cook arrived here on the way home from a voyage to chart the transit of Venus, with the goal of improving navigational technology. When Governor Phillip founded the...