Six Myths About The Business Tax Cut
Our new research brief debunks six myths surrounding the Turnbull government’s proposal to cut the company tax rate to 25 per cent from 30 per cent. Australia has a high corporate tax rate...
Why Tax Cuts Without Economic Leadership Won’t Work
Australians haven’t seen any serious tax reform since the 2007 general election. On the first day of that election campaign the then Howard government announced serious tax cuts; quickly...
Originally appeared in The Australian Financial Review
Submission To The Senate Select Committee On The Future Of Public Interest Journalism
It is widely agreed that a free and independent press is an essential part of a democratic order. This submission addresses itself to the implications of the words free and independent. Government...
Senator’s Inspirational First Speech Savages Welfare Traps
‘I remember the first time we found welfare money in our bank account shortly after our arrival in Australia,’ South Australian Senator Lucy Gichuhi said this week in an inspirational first...
Originally appeared in The Spectator Australia
Stand Up For A Sensible Budget
Would you like to be notified of opportunities for you to stand up for budget reform in Australia? Fill out this short, simple form below. This budget was a Labor budget delivered by a Coalition...
Bank Tax Is An Arbitrary Abuse Of Government Power
“The bank tax is an unconscionable violation of the Coalition government’s low tax principles. All taxes are paid for by workers, consumers, and shareholders. The bank tax is no...
Turnbull Government Makes Wrong Choices On Taxes And Spending
“This Budget lacks the ambition needed to fix the deep structural problems with our national economy and finances. Taxes will continue to rise, and government will remain too big”...
The New South Wales Government’s Bold Criminal Justice Reforms Will Improve Community Safety
“The New South Wales Government should be congratulated for its bold criminal justice reforms, which will improve community safety and have the potential to save taxpayers money in the...
Let’s Put People In Charge Of Their Own Super
Imagine if your boss called you into their office to tell you they had decided who you could bank with. Or your private telephone or electricity provider. Or whether you had to invest in shares or...
Originally appeared in The Spectator Australia
Young People Need Hope And Jobs, Not Gesture Politics
Calls from two Nick Xenophon Team parliamentarians and Independent Member for Indi Cathy McGowan to establish a Federal Minister for Young People proves that bad ideas in Federal politics are not...
Originally appeared in The Spectator Australia
Four Year Terms Are A Bad Idea
The election of Donald Trump, the vote for Brexit, and the return of One Nation have all threatened the centre-right status quo, while on the left, throwback leaders like Bernie Sanders and Jeremy...
Originally appeared in The Spectator
The Coalition Hands Its Values To Hanson
The rise of Pauline Hanson’s One Nation party continues to befuddle the Canberra press gallery and the major political parties. In Western Australia One Nation could hold the balance of...
Originally appeared in The Australian Financial Review