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Eight free weeks: Time stolen from employees skyrockets during COVID

The number of hours stolen from Australians by employers has skyrocketed during the COVID-19 pandemic,...

What Next for Casual Work? Professor Andrew Stewart webinar recording

Casual employment has dominated Australia’s labour market recovery from COVID-19. And the right of employers...

Active Policy Measures Needed to Stop Decline of Journalism

The media and information industries have lost some 60,000 jobs in Australia over the last...

Insecure Workers Have Been the ‘Shock Troops’ of the COVID-19 Pandemic: New Report

New research from the Australia Institute’s Centre for Future Work confirms that workers in casual...

Fair Pay Agreements: How Workers in NZ Are Getting Their Share

Across the ditch, the Ardern government in New Zealand is undertaking an ambitious and multi-dimensional...

When the Show Cannot Go On: Rebooting Australia’s Arts & Entertainment Sector After COVID-19

New research from the Australia Institute’s Centre for Future Work reveals the ongoing, devastating impact...

The Broken Bargain: Australia’s Growing Wages Crisis with Sally McManus

In this episode from The Australia Institute’s webinar series, ACTU Secretary Sally McManus outlines the...

If You Thought Employers Were Exploiting Workers With Too Many Insecure Jobs Before The Pandemic, Wait Till You See The Figures Now

Australia paid a big price for the over reliance on insecure jobs prior to the...

A Review of Lapsis

Writer-director Noah Hutton has shrewdly crafted a science-fiction world that closely resembles our own. The...

Why is Job Quality Worsening?

Over time, insecure work has become more prevalent in the Australian economy. Key drivers of...

Video: Myth & Reality About Technology, Skills & Jobs

We are constantly told that the world of work is being turned upside down by...

New Research: Commonwealth Can Afford $10b for Aged Care Recommendations

Implementing the recommendations of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety will require...