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Unemployment and related payments for working-age people were given a welcome boost in last year’s budget. But they remain well below pensions, and far from adequate.
In this podcast, we're joined by independent economist Chris Richardson to discuss the upcoming budget and Australia's economic outlook.
The thing to look for is the “fiscal strategy”. For the past quarter-century, it’s provided a surprisingly accurate insight into what each budget is doing.
Next month’s budget is an opportunity for the government to move beyond its ‘I feel your pain’ rhetoric to a HomeKeeper-style policy for this particular group of temporarily squeezed Australians.
In the lead-up to the 2024 federal budget, there was hope for investments in water management and water-related infrastructure. Those hopes were misplaced.
Former treasury boss Ken Henry has fessed up to helping dumb down debates about tax and budgets to lists of winners and losers. He says what matters is what wins rather than who.
Everything you need to know about income tax, national insurance and more.
Police are still reeling from a decade of austerity funding cuts.
The UK does not allow itself enough room for the public investment necessary for growth.
In the UK, taxpayers see paying income tax as part of contributing as a citizen.
What could Jeremy Hunt do for voters ahead of a general election?
Can the chancellor move the dial on the Tories’ grim polling?
A short history of reducing tax burdens and winning elections.
Top contributors
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Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Senior Lecturer in Economics and Personal Finance, The Open University
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Lecturer in Economics, University of Sheffield
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Reader in Health Economics, Centre for Health Economics, University of York
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Senior Research Fellow in Social Anthropology, UCL
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Vice Dean and Associate Professor in Economics, University of East London
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Professor of Economics, Lancaster University
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Professor of Industrial Strategy, Co-Director Centre for Governance, Regulation and Industrial Strategy (CGR&IS), University of Bath
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Professor of Taxation and Personal Finance, Aston University
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Professor of Banking and Finance, Brunel University London
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Research Associate, Aquatic Science, Faculty of Science, University of Calgary
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Assistant Professor and Canada Research Chair, Integrated Knowledge, Engineering and Sustainable Communities, University of Calgary
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Professor, School of Politics Economics & Society, Faculty of Business Government & Law, University of Canberra
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Peter Whiteford is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
