Institute in the News
Countdown to National Go Home On Time Day on November 24
Only one in five Australians are working the hours they want to work, according to a new survey conducted for Go Home On Time Day, and with half of all Australians suffering from time pressure, overwork is preventing us from keeping healthy and spending time with family.
To read the report, Long time, no see: the impact of time poverty on Australian workers, click here
To get your personalised 'leave pass' for November 24 from the Go Home On Time Day website, click here
Australian Bankers Association defending the indefensible
The Australia Institute today welcomed the admission by the Australian Bankers Association that our analysis of banks' funding costs and how they affect interest rates is accurate.
An analysis by The Australia Institute of Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) data shows that despite claims from the banks that their funding costs have been rising faster than the official interest rates, the opposite appears to be true.
To read the analysis, click here
To read about it in the Sydney Morning Herald, click here
To read our recent media release about the latest interest rate rises, click here
To read our recent paper Money and Power: The case for better regulation in banking, click here
The Australian Government's solar PV rebate program
An evaluation of its cost-effectiveness and fairness
Government subsidies for residential photovoltaic (PV) energy systems are ineffective, costly and unfair, new research published by The Australia Institute shows.
To read the paper, click here
To read the media release, click here
Rough trade
How Australia's trade policies contribute to illegal logging in the Pacific Region
Australian aid policy and Australian trade policy are inconsistent in the area of forestry and wood products. Australian aid tries to encourage sustainable management of forests, but the largest challenge to sustainable management is illegal logging, and Australian import policies for timber and wood products are not strong enough to halt the import of illegally sourced products into Australia.
To read the report, click here
