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Books & Arts Brendan Coates & Danielle Wood 3 February 2019 Grattan Institute researchers show who wins and who loses from Labor’s hotly debated tax policy
National Affairs Peter Whiteford 30 November 2018 Have we forgotten the economic significance of the welfare system? International Lesley Russell 17 August 2018 The Trump administration says the decades-old effort to reduce poverty is over, for all the wrong reasons National Affairs Peter Whiteford 5 July 2018 New figures confirm that inequality has risen in Australia in recent decades, mainly fuelled by gains among the highest earners National Affairs Peter Whiteford 1 June 2018 Critics say that high earners are paying too much tax. What does the evidence say?
National Affairs Brendan Coates, John Daley & Trent Wiltshire 29 April 2018 Increasing the Superannuation Guarantee will help the rich at the expense of the poor
National Affairs Mike Steketee 6 April 2018 Automated welfare didn’t end with the robodebt controversy. Here and overseas, governments are turning vital decisions over to computers National Affairs Tim Colebatch 10 May 2017 The threat from Tony Abbott is no longer taken seriously, and the budget is all the better as a result  Essays & Reportage Peter Whiteford 10 March 2017 Surveys show how persistent – and persistently wrong – beliefs about welfare spending can be National Affairs Jane Millar & Peter Whiteford 27 February 2017 The Centrelink overpayments controversy highlights shortcomings in social security reforms in Australia and Britain
Essays & Reportage Matt Tyler & Ben Stephens 28 October 2016 Social impact bonds’ most valuable contribution could be to support the expansion of pay-for-success contracting to dramatically improve the lives of vulnerable Australians
National Affairs John Quiggin 4 October 2016 Mistaken fears about an “ageing population” have stopped us from considering how best to respond to the prospect of longer, healthier lives National Affairs Daniel Nethery & Peter Whiteford 9 September 2016 The Coalition’s proposed budget cuts would have a disproportionate impact on low-income groups, write Peter Whiteford and Daniel Nethery in this detailed… National Affairs Peter Mares 9 September 2016 Among the government’s proposed savings is a little-noticed measure that further erodes the welfare safety net, reports Peter Mares National Affairs Peter Whiteford 26 November 2015 Senior federal government ministers say that welfare spending is growing too quickly. Peter Whiteford sifts the figures and comes to a different conclusion
Correspondents Daniel Nethery 30 October 2015 It’s seventy years since France introduced major social security laws. Daniel Nethery was there for the celebration
Books & Arts Jane Goodall 13 July 2015 Books | Why are we angered by stories of Greek hairdressers retiring at fifty on public pensions, asks Jane Goodall, yet unmoved at the thought of bailed-out… National Affairs Daniel Nethery & Peter Whiteford 11 June 2015 The prime minister’s attacks on NATSEM’s modelling can’t hide the fact that resources have been taken away from lower-income households, write Peter … National Affairs Andrew Leigh 28 May 2015 There’s no such thing as “us” and “them,” writes Andrew Leigh. A good social safety net is there for all of us Books & Arts Beverley Kingston 28 May 2015 Books | A new account of the boom in family history, and the insights it has revealed, informs in unexpected ways, writes Beverley Kingston
International Tim Colebatch 25 May 2015 The NZ government sees economic as well as social benefits in breaking cycles of poverty and imprisonment. Although the policy has its critics, it’s worth watching, writes…
National Affairs Daniel Nethery 12 May 2015 Tonight’s federal budget will formalise the government’s backdown on indexation of pensions but preserve the impact of lower indexation for many families, writes… National Affairs Tim Colebatch 5 March 2015 A serious message has been swamped by politics in this latest attempt to model the next forty years, argues Tim Colebatch in Canberra National Affairs Peter Whiteford 5 August 2014 The post-budget debate reveals two fundamentally different worldviews, writes Peter Whiteford National Affairs Peter Whiteford 28 April 2014 Would increasing the pension age be fair and effective? Peter Whiteford looks at the Australian and international evidence
National Affairs Daniel Nethery 17 April 2014 If the rumours are correct, the federal government is considering a complex but far-reaching change to pension payments, writes Daniel Nethery
National Affairs Peter Mares 9 April 2014 New Zealand has reacted to proposed changes to Australian social security law by raising discrimination concerns with Canberra, writes Peter Mares National Affairs Peter Whiteford 10 February 2014 Figures from the past two decades challenge the view that the welfare budget is out of control, writes Peter Whiteford, and help us understand the likely impact of future… National Affairs Peter Whiteford 4 June 2013 Contrary to what many commentators claim, Australia has the lowest level of middle-class welfare in the developed world, writes Peter Whiteford Correspondents David Hayes 28 April 2013 The renowned director’s new film, which uses the socialist mood of 1945 to assail the world Margaret Thatcher created, is bad history and worse politics, says David Hayes