Recent Publications – early 2011

Some of my recent publications include:

  • ‘The OECD in Global Economic Governance’   The Australian Journal of International Affairs. Vol 65, No. 2. March 2011
  • ‘The evolution of Labor’s health reform agenda: A preliminary assessment.’ Public Policy. Vol.5, No. 2., 2010.
  • ‘The Henry Tax Review, Cartel Parties and the Reform Capacity of the Australian State’ (with Ian Marsh), The Australian Journal of Political Science. September 2011.
  • ‘Revolution or Evolution: Sovereignty, the Financial Crisis and the Governance of International Taxation’, Journal of Applied Law and Policy. November 2011

Feel Free to email me if you would like copies of any of these papers.

OECD Global Forum Meeting in Bermuda May31 and June 1

As part of my ARC research on international tax cooperation I attended the 3rd OECD Global Forum in Bermuda in late May and Early June to interview representatives of a range of jurisdictions involved in the Forum process. During my three days in Bermuda I interviews representatives of 14 states getting a wide range of views about the Forum process. The findings of this research are reported in the final chapter of my book ‘The Dynamics of Global Economic Goverance’ which will be published by Edward Elgar in 2012. More information on the Bermuda meeting of the Global Forum can be found here.

The National Tax Forum October 4th and 5th 2011

The Gillard Government agreed to host a national tax forum as part of its negotiations with balance-of-power independents in the aftermath of the 2010 federal election. The broad rationale is to discuss the reform priorities arising from the Henry Review published in early 2010 although it is clear the Government is concerned that the Forum may be used to promote reform proposals (such as increasing the GST rate to abolish inefficient State taxes) which it is politically reluctant to support. Despite this apprehension the Forum has the potential to test and perhaps build stakeholder support for the next round of national tax reform.

I was firtunate enough to be one of 19 experts invited to attend the October Forum. More information on the event is available here while my personal state of priorities is available here.

Recent Public Lectures and Forums

Its been a busy winter and with debate about State finances dominating Tasmanian politics and tax reform on the national political agenda I have had an oportunity to epress my views on these and related issues. In June I was involved in ‘The Denison Debate’ on the topics of ‘The Future of the Tasmanian Economy’ which can be found here. In August I presented on a panel at the Institute of Public Administration National Conference discussing the topic of minority government which can be found here. In September I was involved in an international forum discussing fiscal federalism organised by my colleague Neil Warren form ATAX UNSW. An overview can be found here.