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The Centre for Future Work will evolve to a stand-alone centre sitting outside of the...
Pacific workers are doing lower-skilled care jobs in Australia and are vulnerable to poor treatment,...
Australians are still doing more than three and a half hours of unpaid overtime each...
There are no prizes for expecting business to blame others for Australia’s productivity problems. But...
A new report from the Centre for Future Work suggests a range of reforms to...
The Centre for Future Work has written a submission to the Net Zero Economy Agency...
New research reveals there is little evidence of a 'productivity crisis' in Australia, despite claims...
As Australia's federal election campaign has finally begun, opposition leader Peter Dutton's proposal to spend...
Updated analysis reveals that a fair and appropriate increase to the minimum wage would not...
The 2025-2026 budget is characterised by the absence of any significant initiatives....
Treasurer Jim Chalmers stated nothing but the facts when he said earlier this month that...
A new report on Australia’s standard of living has found that low real wages, underfunded...
The Carmichael Centre is proud to announce that the third annual Laurie Carmichael Lecture will...
‘Right to Disconnect’ marks an important step forward in workers’ ability to turn off their...
Inflation is coming down and a recession would be the worst possible outcome....
New rights for volunteer union delegates are set to make workplaces more, not less, cooperative,...
Workers’ compensation and rehabilitation are amongst the most important legal issues facing the ‘gig’ economy....
“I studied economics to better understand the world and equip me with better tools to serve society”
Installment Address, Emeritus Professor Anis Chowdhury, Western Sydney University, June 2024 Chancellor, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, colleagues,...
Inflation has stopped falling, but there’s no need for a further rate hike, says Greg...
There are growing calls for the establishment of new work rights, including additional leave, for...
Inflation will remain higher for longer, but a recession is not the solution, says Greg...
The government has the power to make significant and long-awaited improvements to the JobSeeker scheme...
Soaring house prices, high household debt and the pervasiveness of variable rate home loans mean...
The Right to Disconnect legislation being passed recently has attracted criticism from Opposition leader Peter...