Queensland can't afford government by cheque book and press conference.
Topic: Economics
Federal election creates opportunities for the Crisafulli government
Australia divvies up its GST to the states in a way that punishes success and rewards failure.
Budget 2025: out of ideas and full of fiscal analgesics
Keating predicted a Banana Republic and it is gradually coming true.
Rampant Miles government spending is keeping inflation high and putting Queensland on unsustainable debt path: new report
Miles Government cost-of-living relief measures are fuelling inflation and forcing Queenslanders to endure higher interest rates for longer.
Crisafulli’s budget reply means we have a debate on issues, but not necessarily the right ones
Only a small part of this cost blow-out will be fixed by a regulatory review of the building industry, which, while important, will do nothing to stem the excess demand created by the government.
Government spends the smash and grab TattsLotto windfall from coal royalties to win the next election
The best predictor of future performance is past performance, and we’ve now had 9 years since Labor came to government in each of which the financial situation of the state has deteriorated.
Thank you to state treasurer for detailed analysis of our submission, but he made some mistakes
Australian Institute for Progress thanks State Treasurer Cameron Dick for drawing attention to their submission to the Parliamentary Cost of Living and Economics Committee criticising the $1,000 electricity rebate as an electoral bribe, but wishes to correct a few mistakes.
Commonwealth Budget 2024
With the COVID policy settings in the rear view mirror a good government would be trying to return us to back to the status quo ante, at the very least, but this is not a good government.
Queensland is the latest state to feel pain of misallocation of GST revenues
The Australian Institute for Progress has renewed calls for GST revenue to be distributed to the states on a per capita basis as galloping mining revenues in WA and Queensland expose the structural weaknesses in the current system.
Covid-19 and Australian federalism
Did you know that some of the most successful countries in the world are federations?
