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The robots are NOT coming

Australia’s economy is now regressing in its use of new technology, with negative implications for productivity, incomes, and job quality.

By Jim Stanford

An investment in productivity and inclusion

The COVID-19 pandemic has ushered in an era of unprecedented disruption and transition. Increased public investment in the skills and earning

By Alison Pennington

A Fair Share for Australian Manufacturing

Post-COVID Manufacturing Renewal Represents Potential $50 Billion Boost to Economy New research from the Centre for Future Work reveals that

By Jim Stanford

Participating in growth: Free childcare and increased participation

The provision of free childcare provides the rarest of economic policy opportunities – it’s both an effective form of fiscal

By Matt Grudnoff, Richard Denniss

Powering Onwards

With disruptions in international supply chains for essential products (like medical equipment and supplies) disrupted in the current COVID pandemic,

By Dan Nahum

Log of Extraordinary IR Measures During COVID-19 Shutdowns

COVID-19 containment measures have suspended large sections of the economy. Governments have committed over $220 billion in income supports to

By Alison Pennington

Working From Home: Opportunities and Risks

With many regular workplaces shut down to ‘flatten the curve’ of COVID-19, millions of Australians are now shifting their work

By Alison Pennington, Jim Stanford

Polling – Casual workers and the wage subsidy

81% of Australians support JobKeeper for all Casual Workers The Commonwealth government’s proposed JobKeeper wage subsidy scheme represents an important

Submission to the 2020 annual wage review

The Centre for Future Work has made a submission to the 2020 annual wage review conducted by the Fair Work

By Jim Stanford

The Same Mistake Twice

Public Sector Pay Freezes Could Push Economy From Recession to Depression New research from the Australia Institute’s Centre for Future

By Jim Stanford, Troy Henderson

Catalogue of International Initiatives to Support Workers through COVID-19

93 Economic Experts Back Govt Wages Subsidy in Open Letter The Australian government has pushed back against introducing needed measures

Gender Inequality in Australia’s Labour Market: A Factbook

While women have made some progress in closing the wage gap and other dimensions of gender inequality in Australia, they

By Alison Pennington, Jim Stanford