Research Papers

Research Papers from the Centre for Future Work.

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At the Crossroads

What is the post-COVID future of Australia’s public universities?

The economic benefits of high-quality universal early child education

Expanded ECEC services would provide a badly-needed boost to Australia’s economic recovery from COVID-19. A universal ECEC system should be

Budget Analysis 2022-23

The Commonwealth Government has tabled its budget for the 2022-23 financial year. As the nation emerges from two years of

Fragmentation & photo-ops

The failures of Australian skills policy through COVID

Sustainable industrial jobs in the Hunter

New research from the Centre for Future Work shows that the rapid transformation of Australia’s aluminium facilities to sustainable sources

Rebuilding vehicle manufacturing in Australia

Global automotive manufacturing is rapidly transitioning to the production of Electric Vehicles (EVs) in line with technological advancements and the

New international research exposes Australia’s missed wage-boosting opportunities

As collective bargaining erodes in Australia, solutions from other countries could strengthen bargaining and lift wages New research on international

Putting a cap on community

The economic and social consequences of Victoria's local government rate caps policy

International COVID-19 income supports: an update

The COVID-19 pandemic severely disrupted global labour markets, and exposed long-standing gaps in social protection systems. Governments around the industrialised

Working from home, or living at work?

2021 marks the thirteenth annual Go Home on Time Day (GHOTD), an initiative of the Centre for Future Work at

Ideas into motion

Our research at the Centre for Future Work is motivated by a deep commitment to improving the jobs, working conditions,

The future of work in journalism

Information industries have lost some 60,000 jobs in Australia in the last 15 years, almost half during the COVID-19 pandemic.