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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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Victorian Inquiry Offers Novel Routes to Regulating Gig Work

Findings from a landmark inquiry commissioned by the Andrews Victorian government into the work conditions...

Austerity Threatens Women’s Access to Paid Work

Women have suffered the worst labour market impacts since the shutdowns. Gender-unequal impacts have been...

Repairing Universities & Skills Key to Meeting COVID-Era Challenges

Training must play a vital role in reorienting the economy after the pandemic, supporting workers...

Unleashing a National Reconstruction Plan Fit for Our Era

Our nation is confronting the most significant economic challenge in nearly a century. Australia’s own...

Australia Needs Universal Paid Sick Leave To Get Through the Pandemic

Chief Medical Officer Brendan Murphy recently issued a directive that going to work with the...

Pandemic Shows Australia Needs Domestic Manufacturing

Disruptions in global supplies of essential medical equipment have served as a wake-up call to...

Public Sector Pay Freezes Could Push Economy From Recession to Depression

New research from the Australia Institute’s Centre for Future Work reveals the consequences of freezing...
Ninety-three economic experts back government wages subsidy in open letter

Ninety-three economic experts back government wages subsidy in open letter

Ninety-three Australian economists and policy experts have signed an open letter, coordinated by the Centre...

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81% of Australians support JobKeeper for all casual workers

New polling shows more than eight in ten Australians support extending the wage subsidy, known...

Webinar: Protecting Jobs and Incomes During the Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic is producing an unprecedented shutdown of large parts of the national and...

Open Letter From Economists and Policy Experts: Wage Subsidy to Protect Jobs During Pandemic

The letter and the full list of signatories is reprinted below. It has been forwarded...

Responding to the Economic Emergency

The scale and scope of the economic downturn caused by COVID-19 will be unprecedented in...