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Discharge of Digital Services Tax Bill
NZ Budget 2025: science investment must increase as a proportion of GDP for NZ to innovate and compete
Students’ career aspirations do not reflect education plans or labour market demand, says OECD
Discharge of Digitial Services Tax Bill
The federal government wants to boost productivity. Science can help
OECD calls for an ambitious approach to protect and empower children online
Addressing New Zealand’s infrastructure asset management challenge
Export restrictions on critical raw materials rise sharply amid growing demand
Go8 Backs Albanese Government’s Productivity Agenda
Why doesn’t Australia make more medicines? Wouldn’t that fix drug shortages?
Global trade in fake goods reached USD 467 billion, posing risks to consumer safety and compromising intellectual property
Unemployment data shows real weakness behind the headline rate
Ukraine’s economic resilience and anti-corruption reform efforts lay the foundations for recovery
Labour taxes edge up in the OECD as real wages recover in 2024
Innovation, skills and reform of the pension system key to Luxembourg’s strong growth and public finances
How much do election promises cost? And why haven’t we seen the costings yet?
Accelerating the roll-out of public EV chargers
Back to the fuel guzzlers? Coalition plans to end EV tax breaks would hobble the clean transport transition
Tax Tinkering Missed Opportunity By Both Major Parties
Reform mounting company and personal tax burdens that drag on productive activity
Improving New Zealand’s environmental reporting
Rates will never be enough – councils need the power to raise money in other ways
Australia Drops In Aid Generosity Rankings
Rio Tinto and AMG Metals & Materials to assess low-carbon aluminium project in India
International aid falls in 2024 for first time in five years, says OECD
Safe seat syndrome? Why some hospitals get upgrades and others miss out
Election 2025 Education Policy Brief: Schools
Canada is lagging in innovation, and that’s a problem for funding the programs we care about
Amid the election promises, what would actually help ‘fix’ the housing crisis? Here are 5 ideas
Amid the election promises, what would actually help ‘fix’ the housing crisis? Here’s 5 ideas
Türkiye should maintain prudent macroeconomic policy to foster investment and growth
Australia Post welcomes ACCC preliminary view as letter volumes continue to decline
Here’s how a ‘silent’ tax hike is balancing the budget – with the heaviest burden on the lowest paid
Election Diary: Chalmers and Taylor quizzed on personal flaws during animated treasurers’ debate
Simpler, more streamlined and smarter regulations are required to address evolving policy challenges
Why tax literacy should be a national priority in Canada
Israel should contain fiscal deficits and pursue pro-competition reforms to sustain strong growth, says OECD
Labor wants to give the minimum wage a real boost. The benefits would likely outweigh any downsides
97th Session of the Steel Committee: Statement by the Chair
The Medical Research Future Fund has grown far beyond its target. Why is so much of the money unused?
OECD urges strengthened co-operation to sustain trillion-dollar ocean economy
Ninth supermarket review proposed after 8 tax-payer funded reports find no evidence of price gouging
Lithuania will need to strengthen fiscal sustainability, tackle labour shortages and foster productivity to address ageing challenges
25 years into a new century and housing is less affordable than ever
Budget reply fails to set out plan to lift living standards or tackle housing crisis
Historic investment to help deliver universal early childhood education and care
Address to the Canberra Business Chamber and Institute of Public Accountants online budget breakfast
This budget’s tax tinkering isn’t the same as meaningful tax reform. Here’s why