Research Papers from the Centre for Future Work.
Almost one in five Australians (and a higher proportion of young workers) acknowledge working with potential COVID symptoms over the
The COVID-19 pandemic severely disrupted global labour markets, and exposed long-standing gaps in social protection systems. Governments around the industrialised
New research confirms that workers in casual and insecure jobs have borne the lion’s share of job losses during the COVID-19
By Jim Stanford
A sustainable social, political and environmental response to the ‘twin crises’ of the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change will require
By Al Rainnie, Mark Dean
Australia’s universities were uniquely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and recession – including the closure of borders to most international
Culture is an inescapable part of what it means to be human. We can no more imagine a life without
As Treasurer during the 1980s, Paul Keating lamented that Australian governments had for decades been allowing the country’s sophisticated industrial
Australia’s labour market experienced unprecedented volatility during 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting recession. In the first part
2020 marks the 12th annual Go Home on Time Day, an initiative of the Centre for Future Work at the
By Dan Nahum
New research by the Australia Institute’s Centre for Future Work analyses the economic effects of COVID-19 on Tasmania, and suggests
By Dan Nahum
New research from the Centre for Future Work reveals that Australia ranks last among all OECD countries for manufacturing self-sufficiency.
By Jim Stanford
COVID-19 containment measures have suspended large sections of the economy. Governments have committed over $220 billion in income supports to