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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...

Where To Now for Union Campaign? Workplace Express

May 31, 2019 by David Peetz, Alison Pennington and Jim Stanford The unexpected results of...

Are States Filling the Democratic Void?

The recent Victorian election results showed Australian voters want governments to play a pro-active role...

Workers’ Share of Economic Pie Shrinks Again

For the third consecutive quarter, the share of Australian GDP paid out in wages, salaries...

New Book: The Wages Crisis in Australia

Australian wage growth has decelerated in recent years to the slowest sustained pace since the...

Go Home on Time Day 2018

Wednesday 21 November is Australia’s official “Go Home On Time Day,” sponsored by the Centre...

‘Go Home On Time Day’ 2018: Australians Owed $106 Billion in Unpaid Overtime, Report Reveals

The 10th annual ‘Go Home On Time Day’ report by The Australia Institute’s Centre for...

Secret Weapon Overlooked in Fight Against Financial Misconduct

A potent tool for cleaning up misconduct in the financial services industry is being overlooked...

“Permanent Casuals,” and Other Oxymorons

Recent legal decisions are starting to challenge the right of employers to deploy workers in...