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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, and develop timely and practical policy proposals.

Our research concerns the issues facing working people such as the future of jobs, wages and income distribution, skills and training, workers’ rights and working conditions, sector and industry directions, and the role of government and public services.

 

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Real wages falls and interest rates rises signal tough times for households and the economy

You can’t sustain household spending while real wages continue to fall, and households are starting...

Wages are growing solidly but real wages continue to plummet

Wages are growing the best they have for 11 years, but real wages are now...

Don’t worry about a budget surplus, worry about a slowing economy

Rather than be a budget that will fuel inflation, the budget is actually closer to...

Affordability of a Liveable Jobseeker Payment is a Non-Issue

In the lead-up to its 2023-24 budget, the Labor Government finds itself in an awkward...

The Reserve Bank’s decision to raise rates shows a total lack of coherency

Wages growth is rising slowly and inflation is falling faster than expected, and yet the...

7% Minimum Wage Rise Would Tackle Inflation, not Feed it: Research

A 7% National Minimum Wage rise for low paid workers would help tackle the rising...

Latest inflation figures show the RBA was right not to raise rates in April

Inflation is falling steadily but hitting low-income households the most. The March quarter consumer price...

The Stage 3 tax cuts are bad economics combined with terrible politics. They should be dumped.

The Stage 3 tax cuts were always bad, but with the removal of the low-middle...

Wealth inequality across generations will only fuel voter disenchantment

Millennials are not becoming more conservative as they age – and the rigged housing market...

With the impact of rate rises still to come the RBA is wise to pause

Perhaps as much as a third of the rate rises since April have yet to...

Stop the fear, give workers a fair pay rise

The whole point of public-sector wage caps is to keep all wages down It took...

The housing market has cooled, but housing unaffordability remains a long way off

House prices are falling but housing unaffordability remains high The most recent data on the...