Australia’s consolidated government accounts bring together federal, state and local governments spending and revenue statistics. This gives the most complete picture of the nation’s fiscal position. The spending trends outlined in this report highlight that Australia’s fiscal system is inconsistent and inflexible. The analysis points to six potential issues in current policy setting processes.

This report highlights how today’s young Australians differ from previous generations and explores what this means for their economic security, work opportunities, living arrangements, path to independence and overall wellbeing. For policymakers seeking to seeking to ensure that an intergenerational pattern of improvement continues, this report offers three implications.

Teacher attrition – the rate at which teachers leave the profession – is often seen as a key factor behind teacher shortages in Australia. Using linked administrative tax data, this analysis offers a detailed picture of who is leaving the teaching profession, when they leave and what they do next.

Has the increased use of non-compete clauses (NCCs) by Australian firms reduced workers’ ability to switch jobs and bargain for higher wages? This paper examines the use of NCCs and other post-employment restraints and finds workers at firms that use NCCs extensively are paid 4 per cent less on average than similar workers at similar...

This note presents five new facts based on a new, high-quality firm-side survey to help policy-makers better understand the prevalence, use and economic consequences of non-competes and other post-employment constraints in the Australian economy.