In the public debate on taxation, fairness has become a dominant issue over the past few years. In recent communications, the European Commission refers to ‘fairness’ as well and uses it as a benchmark. Legal philosophers have developed a definition of the principle of fairness which focuses...

Gender inequality is profoundly unjust and in clear contradiction to the philosophy of the ?fair go?. In spite of some action by recent governments, Australia has fallen behind in policy and outcomes, even as the G20 group of nations, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development...

In 2008, the Australian Labor government announced a review of Australia’s Future Tax System which reports at the end of 2009. The Review has a broad remit to examine Australia’s federal and state tax and transfer (welfare) systems. Gender issues are at play in some crucial parts of the...