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The Centre for Future Work is an independent research centre focused on making the world of work better for working people and their families.

We conduct and publish progressive economic and social research on work, employment, and labour markets. Our research concerns the issues facing working people including the future of jobs, wages and income distribution, skills and training, workers’ rights and working conditions, sector and industry directions, the role of government and public services and more. The Centre develops timely and practical policy proposals.

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Senate Select Committee on Productivity in Australia

Opening remarks to the Select Committee on Productivity in Australia

Representatives from the Centre for Future Work gave evidence before the Senate Select Committee on...
Landmark workplace law reforms are working, but unfinished, new research finds

Landmark workplace law reforms are working, but unfinished, new research finds

Government policy can reduce worker exploitation, but closing the loopholes will take more than one...
The real cost of profit x3

Ending for-profit dominance in childcare would deliver $1.2bn economic boost: new research

Australia’s childcare market is dominated by for-profit providers who are failing both children and the...
Five work related commitments the PM should include in his mandatory AI standards

Five work-related commitments the PM should include in his mandatory AI standards

Promoting AI innovation must not overshadow the need for decent jobs and fairness at work...
FILE - Striking writers take part in a rally in front of Paramount Pictures studio, Tuesday, May 2, 2023, in Los Angeles. A tentative deal was reached, Sunday, Sept. 24, 2023, to end Hollywood’s writers strike after nearly five months. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)

What are we building?

A reporter documents the good, the bad and the ugly of AI in the workplace....
Rail freight could save Australia billions in fuel costs and cut energy vulnerability

Rail freight could save Australia billions in fuel costs and cut energy vulnerability: new research

Rail freight offers an underused opportunity to cut fuel costs, reduce carbon emissions, and reduce...
Work and Industrial Relations Policy in Australia Main

Work and Industrial Relations Policy in Australia

Six industrial relations scholars have published an important book on the history, evolution, and prospects...
AI Symposium Insights

Which Way Forward? AI and Decent Work symposium insights

Insights from the presenters at our recent symposium examining the impact of AI adoption in...
Warehouse Worker AI

Workers’ rights and the AI jobs debate

Employees must have a say in how AI technology is deployed and used at work....
How AI is Changing Work

How AI is changing work

The issue lies with a pace and scale of change so rapid that it is...
Government AI regulation

Government light touch regulation: will it undermine Australians’ trust in AI?

Current plans and actions seem a far cry from what might be needed to achieve...
giving finance workers a say on AI

An industry at risk: giving finance workers a say on AI

We need to ensure the voice, and experience of workers is front and centre so...