aaa MYEFO 2016-17: is the Government on the economic naughty list? The Midyear Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO) is released each December as an update on the state of the government’s finances. New measures taken since the May budget are costed and factored in, and figures and forecasts are adjusted in light of newly-available data. In theory, of course, revised
debate The 1st Presidential Debate: A setback for the Donald? I’m calling this a win for Clinton. Firstly, though, a caveat. This debate, like this entire campaign, doesn’t behave like anything we’ve ever seen. Trump could put in a train wreck performance that would kill any other candidate (and in many respects, he did), and not shift
auspol Election Hangover: ESSA Explains Last night’s election was one of the messiest in living memory. No clear result emerged on the night, and it is likely that no clear result will emerge for days or even weeks. Bill Shorten and Labor are buoyant, Malcolm Turnbull and the Liberals ostensibly confident but quietly despondent.
AEC tally room Australia Doesn't Quite Decide: The House of Reps First, to the makeup of the parliament. Here’s the headline: a hung Parliament looks increasingly likely. Different websites have different tallies, but, based on their methodologies, some are more useful than others.[1] The ABC only lists seats for either party when one candidate has a 2PP above 51%
Andrew O'Shea Election 2016: Unimelb Presidents' Pitches So, after 8 weeks of gaffes, selfies and high-vis vests, the moment of truth has finally arrived. Tomorrow, Australians cast their vote to decide our political future (at least for the next few months, before our traditional mid-term ministerial mutiny). Over the last 24 hours, ESSA has brought you comprehensive
ABCC Election 2016: Industrial Relations Industrial Relations Traditionally one of the battle grounds of the Australian Federal Elections, the focal point of this year’s workplace relations debate is penalty rates. In recent timess, this has proven a crucial policy area, with the Howard Government losing the 2007 elections when his Australian Building and Construction
auspol Election 2016: Higher Education This election has been notably devoid of Federal frontbenchers getting assaulted on university campuses (there is, of course, still a day to go). That notable omission notwithstanding, Higher Education is as much an issue in 2016 as it has ever been. What follows is a summary of the policy positions
Import 2022-12-14 05:06 Budget 2016: ESSA Writers Respond Tom Crowley, Chief Editor The government has spoken ad nauseam in recent weeks about the need to ‘live within our means’, and has insisted time and again that we have a spending problem. This budget proves those slogans are all spin, no substance. The spending measures in this budget exceed
Import 2022-12-14 05:06 Budget offers pre-election tax cut for incomes above $80,000 As expected, the 2016-17 budget has offered up a personal income tax cut, timed to take effect on July 1, the day before the election. The government announced in today’s budget that it would increase the middle income tax bracket (that is, the income level at which taxpayers move
Import 2022-12-14 05:06 Changes to arrangements for superannuation The budget contained a significant number of changes to the taxation of superannuation, in some cases going further than had been indicated. The changes have the net effect of increasing the progressivity of superannuation tax, whilst also providing a substantial boost to government revenues. Amongst the changes that target high-income
Import 2022-12-14 05:06 Budget introduces new pathway to employment for young job seekers A centrepiece of the Treasurer’s speech tonight was the announcement of a new program to help young Australians into jobs. The program, branded “Youth Jobs PaTH” (Prepare, Trial, Hire), was advertised as “not just another training program”. The budget papers go into more depth about the detail of this
Import 2022-12-14 05:06 Malcolm's Gap Year: Higher Education in the Budget This year’s budget is as notable for what it doesn’t contain as for what it does. There’s one particularly glaring omission: the lack of any Higher Education measures whatsoever. This is particularly surprising looming threat posed to the budget balance by higher education funding. This threat is
budget2016 Budget Breakdown 2015-16 Treasurer Scott Morrison today handed down his highly-anticipated first budget. The budget, covering the financial year 2016-17, has been widely billed as the government’s pre-election pitch, coming as it does two months out from the expected poll on July 2nd. Here’s a summary of what we learned. The
daenerys Westerosinomics By the time you read this, there’s a fair chance you’ll have seen the long-awaited first episode of Game of Thrones’ sixth season, either because you watched straight away or because you severed all contact with the outside world until you had time to see it. But if
auspol Nominal Interest Episode 1 Introducing Nominal Interest, ESSA’s exciting new podcast! On Tuesday, the ESSA publications crew donned the headphones and microphones and went live on the airways courtesy of Radio Fodder for the first ever episode of new podcast, Nominal Interest. Each week, on Tuesdays at 7:00, we plan to dissect
australia Desperate, deceitful and deliberately dull: Budget 2015 Last month, Tony Abbott proudly declared that this year’s budget would be “dull”. It’s clear now why he wanted us to look away. The government has performed one of the swiftest policy reversals in recent memory. A question of politics For years, the Coalition could speak of nothing
