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Needle in a haystack: searching for the impact of tax cuts on consumer spending and economic growth

The latest economic statistics have confirmed that Australia’s economy is barely limping along – with quarterly GDP growth of just

Precarity and job instability on the frontlines of NDIS support work

The national roll-out of the NDIS holds the prospect of a significant enhancement in both the resources allocated to disability

Excessive hours and unpaid overtime: 2019 update

New research from The Australia Institute’s Centre for Future Work estimates that Australian workers are currently working an average of

The relationship between superannuation contributions and wages in Australia

New research from the Centre for Future Work shows that scheduled increases in employers’ minimum statutory superannuation contributions would have

Tolerate unemployment, but blame the unemployed

For the last generation macroeconomic policy in Australia has been based on the assumption that unemployment must be maintained at

Vital Signs

The Centre for Future Work has partnered with HESTA, the industry super fund for workers in health care and community