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David Peetz

Want to lift workers’ productivity? Let’s start with their bosses

Originally published in The New Daily on August 18, 2025
Business representatives sit down today with government and others to talk about productivity. Who, according to those business representatives, will need to change the way they do things?
The elephant in the room is that it is business tha…

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August 19, 2025
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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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David Peetz

New union rights to boost workplace cooperation

New rights for volunteer union delegates are set to make workplaces more, not less, cooperative, according to a new analysis by the Australia Institute. The changes coming into effect from today – under the federal government’s Closing Loopholes Act – guarantee the rights of volunteer union delegates to represent workers and paid training leave. “Those…

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July 1, 2024

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 Lecture on August 16.
Ms Burrow, who was ACTU president for a decade from 2000, was also general secretary of the International Trade Union Confederation between 2010 and 2022. She will spe…

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July 4, 2023

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 visit Australia in July 2022 to discuss the need to expand the role of governments, unions, and civil society. The tour, hosted by the Australia Institute, will see Professor Stiglitz speak at a wide range of events for the general…

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May 31, 2022

Pandemic Workforce Crisis Requires TAFE Investment in Early Childhood Education to Boost Economy: Report

A new report has found pandemic workforce shortages should be tackled through investment in Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) to boost employment, unlock productivity and support life-long development outcomes for children.
Key Findings:

The number of job vacancies in the ECEC sector hav…

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May 6, 2022

Australia ready to become sustainable EV-making powerhouse: new research

A unique combination of advantages has handed Australia a historic chance to become a sustainable global manufacturer of electric vehicles – provided the federal government acts swiftly and decisively, according to new research by the Australia Institute’s Carmichael Centre.
“When it comes to cre…

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February 8, 2022
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