Research Papers from the Centre for Future Work.
The record-slow pace of wage growth in Australia’s economy is not just making it difficult for families to balance their
This week the ABS released new GDP data, covering the June quarter, which confirm the continuing structural shift away labour
Our Centre has conducted considerable research into the impacts of the Fair Work Commission’s decision to substantially reduce penalty rates
The informal work practices of the so-called ‘gig’ economy are widening existing cracks in Australia’s system of labour regulations, and
In conjunction with the National Manufacturing Summit, titled ‘From Opportunity to Action’, at Parliament House in Canberra on June 21
Amidst increasing concerns among economists and budget forecasters about the historic stagnation of Australian wages, the latest GDP statistics from
The Fair Work Commission released 2 major decisions this week: its order regarding the timing for the implementation of reductions
The Australian government’s surprising decision to impose a new tax targeted precisely at the biggest financial institutions in the country
As Australians debate the Fair Work Commission’s decision to reduce penalty rates for retail and hospitality workers, the Centre for
Government and business leaders have proposed a range of possible ‘transition’ mechanisms to ease the economic hardship, and defuse political
Today is International Women’s Day, a time to reflect on the continued inequality faced by women – including in the
As Australia and other countries shift their economies toward lower-carbon forms of energy and production, problems of displacement and transition