Policy Library

Explore our collection of evidence-based policy papers, organised by topic. These papers reflect NFAW’s ongoing work to inform and influence policies that impact women and girls across Australia.

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Paper on tax reform, targeting and the tax burden on women - Patricia Apps

In the early 1980’s Australia had a highly progressive, individual based income tax and families received support for dependent children in the form of universal family allowances.

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10 May, 2009

Social Services Superannuation taxation Transfer Payments

Submission to Australia's Future Tax System review: Tax reform, targeting and the tax burden on women

Since the 1980s the introduction of income tests on family payments has transformed Australia’s progressive individual income tax into a system with strong elements of joint taxation and a rate scale that has an inverted U-shaped profile – the highest marginal tax rates apply across low to average incomes and to the incomes of married mothers as second earners.

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Early Childhood Education and Care / Superannuation / Taxation / Transfers and Social Services

Date

10 February, 2009

Childcare ECEC Social Services Superannuation Transfer Payments

Submission to the Henry tax inquiry – retirements incomes

In its submission to the Henry Inquiry into the Future of Australia’s Tax System, the National Foundation for Australian Women calls on government to reform the Age Pension by creating a centralised retirement insurance plan for low-income earners and increasing the single pension rate, and to introduce policies to encourage women to work such as a national paid parental leave scheme.

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Superannuation / Taxation

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1 February, 2009

Superannuation taxation Transfer Payments

Australia's Future Tax System reference paper: retirement incomes and pensions

Lower income earners, both male and female, cannot hope to save an adequate sum from the Superannuation Guarantee and voluntary savings. Their savings can however supplement the Age Pension set at an adequate level.

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Superannuation / Taxation / Transfers and Social Services

Date

20 January, 2009

Social Services Superannuation Transfer Payments

Policy developments on pensions and retirement incomes

The Office for Women has asked the WomenSpeak Alliance and the National Foundation for Australian Women to prepare analyses and responses to the Review of Australia’s Future Tax System on matters affecting the wellbeing of women.

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Superannuation / Taxation / Transfers and Social Services

Date

1 January, 2009

Social Services Superannuation taxation

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