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With a global recession looming the cure of inflation looks to be worse than the disease

This week the IMF released its latest World Economic Outlook. And the outlook is dire....

Yesterday’s Tomorrow Today – a new podcast from the Carmichael Centre at the Centre for Future Work

Laurie Carmichael believed that a worker-centred agenda for technological change was important to achieving better...

The UK shows how bad the Stage 3 tax cuts will be

This week the UK government introduced massive high-income tax cuts – cuts that are not...

Work in the Care Economy Vital for Future Well-Being

There is growing understanding that care work — including jobs in aged care, disability services,...

International Seafarers Suffer $65 Million in Wage Theft Annually in Australian Waters

Seafarers working on foreign-registered freight ships in Australian waters face regular theft of wages and...

They didn’t cause the inflation, but workers are expected to cure it

Last week before the House Economics Committee, the Governor of the Reserve Bank made it...

The latest data shows just how bad housing affordability is

Since the Reserve Bank began raising interest rates in May, the housing market has very...

The GDP figures show the ongoing shift of the national income to profits

The June quarter GDP figures released by the Bureau of Statistics showed that over the...

The PBO reveals just how much the Stage 3 tax cuts favour the wealthy

The Stage 3 tax cuts, which will essentially create a flat income tax system, have...

Market power costs consumers, workers and the whole economy

For most of the past 40 years whenever the discussion turns to the need to...

The biggest real wages fall on record

The latest wages price index figures from the Bureau of Statistics reveal just how far...

The latest taxation statistics reveal the massive gender pay gap across the whole economy

The 2019-20 taxation statistics released this week by the ATO provide a plethora of data...

Interest Rate Hikes Will Hurt Workers to Protect Profits

The Reserve Bank of Australia has hiked its interest rate 4 times so far this...

Rate rises look set to dramatically slow the economy

The latest raise in the cash rate has meant interest rates have increased by more...

A decade of real wages growth lost as prices soar ahead of wages growth

The latest inflation figures from the Bureau of Statistics reveal just how much workers have...

The Job Summit needs to produce a fairer labour market

Despite unemployment at nearly 50 years lows, it will be little surprise to workers that...

Will “curing” inflation cause a recession?

Right now, the big numbers of the economy look pretty good. Unemployment in June was...

Profits push up prices too, so why is the RBA governor only talking about wages?

Reserve Bank of Australia governor Phillip Lowe has invoked memories of the 1970s, warning wage...

Employer Arguments Against Minimum Wage Boost Don’t Hold Water

The Fair Work Commission has announced an important increase in the national minimum wage, which...

Exit Poll: Overwhelming Majority of Australians Want Wage Growth in Line with Cost of Living

New polling data shows that the vast majority of Australians support lifting wages to keep...

The recovery needs to deliver for workers

The latest labour account survey released by the Bureau of Statistics revealed that while job...

Enterprise Bargaining System no Longer Fit for Purpose

The collapse in agreement coverage under Australia’s enterprise bargaining system in Australia in recent years,...

GDP figures show workers are losing out

The March quarter GDP figures show that while the economy is growing strongly, workers are...

Joseph E. Stiglitz Australian Speaking Tour: July 2022 ‘The Role of Government in the Modern Economy’

Nobel Laureate, former World Bank Chief Economist, and best-selling author Professor Joseph E. Stiglitz will...