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Australia’s childcare market is dominated by for-profit providers who are failing both children and the wider public.
With the APS about to begin service-wide bargaining, DEI advocates have the opportunity to demonstrate...
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Promoting AI innovation must not overshadow the need for decent jobs and fairness at work...
Research
Can legislation respond to changes in capitalism that are adverse for workers?
Redirecting public funding to only not-for-profit providers would generate at least $1.2 billion more in economic activity in 2026.
Rail freight offers Australia an underused opportunity to cut fuel costs, reduce carbon emissions, and reduce vulnerability to global energy
In it for the long haul
Australia’s chronic underinvestment in rail infrastructure, combined with hidden subsidies for road transport, has left the freight rail network underutilised despite its efficiency and security advantages.
Philip Toner and Jim Stanford
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