Matt Bowes
@mattdbowes
(He/him) Posting about policy, housing, and economics. Associate at the Grattan Institute. Cross-posting to http://Bsky.social and Threads.
Tax reform will inevitably require some tough choices. And the inescapable fact is it will be hard to construct an ambitious tax reform package without winding back super tax breaks. For more, see my speech to today's Tax Summit at Parliament House: grattan.edu.au/news/why-super…
Disappointing to see the ABS will not release the 23/24 Income and Housing Survey due to quality concerns. abs.gov.au/media-centre/m…
Talking about reform is our national ritual: white papers, inquiries, op-eds, post-election promises. But too often, these calls create more process than progress. So we’re launching Inflection Points—a new platform for longform policy writing that aims to cut through.