A little over one million individuals in Australia between the ages of 24 and 64 years are in Freedom poverty – they have low family income, and have either poor health or an insufficient level of education. These individuals are some of the most disadvantaged in society due to their multiple...

With the rapid ageing of the Australian population and the growth in the number of older persons and years likely to be lived with disability, the need for and provision of aged care have become one of the central themes of the public policy debate. This paper discusses the construction of a...

This article reviews trends in effective marginal tax rates (EMTRs) from 1996-1997 to 2006-2007 for working-age Australians. Although sweeping income tax cuts reduced effective tax rates for many taxpayers, the extension of income-tested welfare payments and tax concessions worked in the...