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Future Admin

Centre For Future Work to evolve into standalone entity

The Centre for Future Work was established by the Australia Institute in 2016 to conduct and publish progressive economic research on work, employment, and labour markets.
Supported by the Australian Union movement, the centre produced cutting edge research and led the national conversation on ec…

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December 19, 2025
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Future Admin

Australia dumps its care crisis on the Pacific – new report

Skilled health workers from Pacific Island countries are being poached to plug Australia’s shortage of care workers, leaving the health systems in their home countries on the brink of collapse, according to new research.
A report by the Centre for Future Work at The Australia Institute and Public…

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December 10, 2025

Go Home On Time Day 2025. As full timers disconnect, part timers are doing more unpaid overtime

New research by the Centre for Future Work at The Australia Institute has revealed a disturbing new twist when it comes to unpaid overtime in Australia.
The research has been released today to mark Go Home On Time Day 2025, an initiative by the Centre for Future Work, now into its 17th year.
It i…

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November 19, 2025

Feeling hopeless? You’re not alone. The untold story behind Australia’s plummeting standard of living

A new report on Australia’s standard of living has found that low real wages, underfunded public services and skyrocketing prices have left many families experiencing hardship and hopelessness.
But the report, Solving the Crisis – Raising Living Standards of Australian Workers, also concludes tha…

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August 13, 2025
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A smooth move or a tough transition? Protecting workers who’ll lose their jobs when the Eraring Power Station closes

The Centre for Future Work at The Australia Institute has urged the federal government to take charge of transitioning hundreds of workers into secure employment when the Eraring Power Station shuts down.
The power station is scheduled to close by August 2027. More than 1000 workers will be direc…

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August 1, 2025
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Australia does not have a “productivity crisis” – new research

New research by The Australia Institute reveals there is little evidence of a “productivity crisis” in Australia, despite claims to the contrary from business leaders and politicians.
Like the rest of the world, productivity has been sluggish since the COVID pandemic, but that is largely due to b…

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July 28, 2025
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Future Admin

The continuing irrelevance of minimum wages to future inflation

Minimum and award wages should grow by 5 to 9 per cent this year
Updated analysis by the Centre for Future Work at The Australia Institute reveals that a fair and appropriate increase to the minimum wage, and accompanying increases to award rates, would not have a significant effect on inflation….

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April 4, 2025
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Future Admin

Climate crisis escalates cost-of-living pressures

A new report has found direct connections between the climate crisis and rising cost-of-living pressures. Failure to lower emissions now will only aggravate the crisis, with each moment of inaction compounding the pressure on households.
The report identifies three key areas where the climate cri…

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February 17, 2025
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Future Admin

Former ACCC Chair Professor Allan Fels to Deliver Third Annual Laurie Carmichael Lecture

The Carmichael Centre is proud to announce that the third annual Laurie Carmichael Lecture will be delivered on 5 September 2024 by Professor Allan Fels AO, former Chair of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) and Chair of the recent Inquiry into Price Gouging and Unfair Business Practices. He will be joined in conversation…

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August 22, 2024
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Off-Peak Hot Water: One Simple Change to Support Renewable Rollout

Australia’s off-peak hot water systems should be reconfigured to consume electricity in the middle of the day, rather than at night, according to new research from the Australia Institute and Buildings Alive. This one simple change could redirect much of the clean, cheap renewable energy that is currently being wasted, or “curtailed”, by the National…

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August 5, 2024
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