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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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Analysis: Will 2025 be a good or bad year for women workers in Australia?

In 2024 we saw some welcome developments for working women, led by government reforms. Benefits...

Living the crisis: how Australians are experiencing the cost of living crisis

Australian workers are doing it tough. Costs are increasing faster than wages and incomes. Those...

Living Standards Symposium

Big problems can be solved: protecting living standards through investment and inclusion (not austerity and division)

On October 17, the Carmichael Centre and the Centre for Future Work hosted a symposium...

Chalmers is right, the RBA has smashed the economy

Chalmers is right, the RBA has smashed the economy

Treasurer Jim Chalmers stated nothing but the facts when he said earlier this month that...
The 9 to 5 is back! Time to put the phone on silent

The 9 to 5 is back! Time to put the phone on silent

This article was originally published in The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age on August...

Former ACCC Chair Professor Allan Fels to Deliver Third Annual Laurie Carmichael Lecture

Former ACCC Chair Professor Allan Fels to Deliver Third Annual Laurie Carmichael Lecture

The Carmichael Centre is proud to announce that the third annual Laurie Carmichael Lecture will...

Closing Loopholes Protections, Including Right to Disconnect, Come Into Effect 26 August (1)

Closing loopholes protections, including right to disconnect, come into effect 26 August

‘Right to Disconnect’ marks an important step forward in workers’ ability to turn off their...
Would you like a recession with that? New Zealand shows the danger of high interest rates

Would you like a recession with that? New Zealand shows the danger of high interest rates

Inflation is coming down and a recession would be the worst possible outcome....
New union rights to boost workplace cooperation

New union rights to boost workplace cooperation

New rights for volunteer union delegates are set to make workplaces more, not less, cooperative,...
Webinar Stop passing the buck -Workers’ compensation and ‘gig’ workers

Webinar: Stop passing the buck -Workers’ compensation and ‘gig’ workers

Workers’ compensation and rehabilitation are amongst the most important legal issues facing the ‘gig’ economy....
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‘I studied economics to better understand the world and equip me with better tools to serve society’

Emeritus Professor Anis Chowdhury, an Associate of the Centre for Future Work, was recently appointed...

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No need for panic over ‘sticky’ inflation: Jericho

Inflation has stopped falling, but there’s no need for a further rate hike, says Greg...