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Exploring the decline in the labour share of GDP

The share of total economic output in Australia that is paid to workers (in the form of wages, salaries, and

Penalty rates and employment: one year later

On 1 July 2018, workers in several retail and hospitality industries will experience a second reduction in the penalty rates

Advanced skills for advanced manufacturing

Australia’s manufacturing industry is at a crossroads. After years of decline, the sector has finally found a more stable economic

The dimensions of insecure work: a factbook

This factbook reviews 11 different dimensions of job security in Australia, and documents a clear and multi-faceted deterioration in the

The economic importance of public services in regional communities in NSW

Public sector austerity has become a ‘policy fad’ in Australia, at all levels of government. Its hallmarks are unnecessary public

Raising the bar: how government can use its economic leverage to lift labour standards throughout the economy

For at least 5 years now, Australia’s labour market has demonstrated signs of a structural shift that has undermined traditional