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Tax

Do oil and gas companies pay enough tax?
It’s a valid question that deserves better than memes and misleading comparisons masquerading as economic analysis.
A bad tax that keeps getting worse
Australia’s luxury car tax is an outdated, distortionary revenue grab that quietly expands through bracket creep, punishes consumer choice, and delivers little in return.
Too broken to fix
Chalmers’ productivity roundtable appears to be dead on arrival.
Taxing unrealised gains is almost always a bad idea
Asset prices fluctuations mean Chalmers’ superannuation wealth tax could hit hard—with all sorts of ugly unintended consequences.
Should we tax big gas projects more?
How we tax gas in Australia might be flawed, but overhauling it could cost more than it’s worth.