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26 October 2023
The Reserve Bank should not raise rates on Melbourne Cup Day
Inflation is being driven by things unaffected by interest rate, so there is no reason...
Opinions
19 October 2023
Australia is an energy super power, we need to use that power for good
Australia is already an energy superpower, but our governments have lacked the courage to use...
Opinions
12 October 2023
The latest report from the IMF highlights the need for full-employment to be the aim of the government and the Reserve Bank
If the economy grows as slowly as the IMF predicts it will for the next...
Opinions
11 October 2023
Insecure work is a feature of our labour market. New laws can change that.
* * * * * The Senate has started reviewing the Australian Government’s Closing Loopholes...
Opinions
28 September 2023
Inflation remains headed in the right direction despite higher oil prices
Increases in the prices of commodities like oil and gas are not a reason for...
Media Releases
22 September 2023
Deteriorating Disability Worker Pay, Conditions Undermining NDIS
An urgent overhaul of poorly paid and casualised disability support work is needed to ensure...
Opinions
22 September 2023
Opening statement to the ACTU Price Gouging Inquiry
This week Professor Allan Fels, the former head of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission...
Media Releases
21 September 2023
Corporate Profits Must Take Hit to Save Workers
Historically high corporate profits must take a hit if workers are to claw back real...
Opinions
13 September 2023
Millionaire Tim Gurner’s Refreshing Honesty Reveals the Soul of Business
Every now and then a window opens into the soul of the business community, and...
Opinions
11 September 2023
New laws for ‘employee-like’ gig workers are good but far from perfect
The Workplace Relations Minister Tony Burke has described proposed new laws to regulate digital platform...
Articles
8 September 2023
‘Wages, employment and power’: Call for conference papers
The AIRAANZ (Association of Industrial Relations Academics of Australia and New Zealand) 2024 Conference will...
Opinions
7 September 2023
The weak economy shows the Reserve Bank is not threading the needle
We have now had two consecutive quarters of GDP per capita falling – hardly the...
Opinions
31 August 2023
Australia’s emissions are rising at a time they need to fall quickly
The latest quarterly greenhouse gas emissions survey shows that Australia is heading in the wrong...
Media Releases
28 August 2023
Report Reveals True Potential of Fully Funded Public Schools
A new report from the Australia Institute’s Centre for Future Work is calling for increased...
Opinions
28 August 2023
Urgent Need for Australia’s Climate Industry Policy
For the first time in decades, Australia is talking about industry policy. And the interest...
Opinions
17 August 2023
For most workers, wages are still failing to keep up with inflation
While overall wages grew in line with inflation in the June quarter for workers in...
Media Releases
3 August 2023
Australia at risk of exclusion from renewable manufacturing boom
Australia risks being left out of lucrative new markets for renewable energy-related manufacturing unless government...
Opinions
31 July 2023
We need more than a definition change to fix Australia’s culture of permanent ‘casual’ work
The surprising thing about the Albanese government’s announced reforms to “casual” employment is not that...
Opinions
27 July 2023
Inflation is falling so let’s make sure we don’t let unemployment rise
Inflation is coming down fast so we should now shift our attention to making sure...
Opinions
20 July 2023
Hollywood actors showing that unity is strength
When workers are united, and able to collectively bargain, they can win good outcomes The...
Opinions
14 July 2023
The key legislation changes that will help workers get a better deal
In recent years, workers have been held back from demanding better working conditions and pay...
Opinions
13 July 2023
If the unemployment rises to 4.5% who is likely to lose their job?
The RBA is currently targeting a 4.5% unemployment rate, and that is going to hurt...
Media Releases
4 July 2023
Australian and Global Union Leader Sharan Burrow to Deliver Second Annual Carmichael Lecture
Former Australian Council of Trade Unions president Sharan Burrow will deliver the second annual Carmichael...
Opinions
15 June 2023
Bolstered by a biased tax system, house prices keep rising
As interest rates rise, the gains from negative gearing increase. Despite rising interest rates, the...
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