1 April 2012 Raising the income tax rate can disproportionately burden young people and low-income earners. www.seniorliving.org Counting the costs of higher taxes By Sinclair Davidson, RMIT University Oliver Wendell Holmes, jnr famously said that he liked paying income tax: it was the price of civilisation. Sure, he bought his civilisation at about seven cents in the dollar, but the general point remains…
9 July 2012 Income up, life satisfaction levels unchanged during GFC By Justin Norrie, The Conversation Average household incomes in Australia defied the global financial crisis to increase substantially in the 2008-09 financial…
23 June 2011 Just under $80,000 a year is enough, say most families By Sunanda Creagh, The Conversation Most families say they would feel comfortable living on an annual household income of just under $80,000 according to new…