InSight’s writers delve into Australia’s tax system and call for an opening of the minds and a little widening of the pockets. They uncover uncomfortable truths and reconnect the tax debate with our fundamental assumptions about what Australia’s future should look like.

The tax review led by Treasury Secretary Ken Henry has received its final submissions, but the tussle over who should bear the costs and reap the benefits of tax reform has barely begun. The review posed some difficult questions – can it deliver difficult answers?