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Cogs in the machine: algorithmic management, surveillance and big data at work

Cogs in the machine shows that using AI to manage people has serious negative consequences for workers. Algorithmic management involving

By Fiona Macdonald

Contractual distancing, insecure work and the law

Can legislation respond to changes in capitalism that are adverse for workers?

By David Peetz

The real cost of profit: markets and profit in early childhood education and care

Redirecting public funding to only not-for-profit providers would generate at least $1.2 billion more in economic activity in 2026.

By Fiona Macdonald, Matt Saunders

In it for the long haul: the role of rail freight in an era of energy uncertainty

Rail freight offers Australia an underused opportunity to cut fuel costs, reduce carbon emissions, and reduce vulnerability to global energy

By Phillip Toner, Jim Stanford

Submission to the Senate Standing Committee on Economic Legislation, Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Reform No. 1) Bill 2026 and a related bill

The Centre for Future Work’s submission to the Senate Standing Committee on Economic Legislation, Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Reform No.

By Ben Spies-Butcher, David Peetz

Budget briefing paper 2026–2027

We examine the Budget in detail, from the perspective of workers and labour markets.

By David Peetz, Fiona Macdonald, Lisa Heap, Ben Spies-Butcher