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Penalty rates, minimum wages, and purchasing power

The Fair Work Commission released 2 major decisions this week: its order regarding the timing for the implementation of reductions

Of levies, profits, and backstops: the bank tax in context

The Australian government’s surprising decision to impose a new tax targeted precisely at the biggest financial institutions in the country

Tip of the iceberg: weekend work and penalty pay in 108 industries

As Australians debate the Fair Work Commission’s decision to reduce penalty rates for retail and hospitality workers, the Centre for

A ‘transition’ to nowhere

Government and business leaders have proposed a range of possible ‘transition’ mechanisms to ease the economic hardship, and defuse political

Women’s wages and the penalty rate cut

Today is International Women’s Day, a time to reflect on the continued inequality faced by women – including in the

Principles for meaningful transition support for workers in carbon-intensive industries

As Australia and other countries shift their economies toward lower-carbon forms of energy and production, problems of displacement and transition