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Exploring the Decline in the Labour Share of GDP

Workers’ Share of Economic Pie Shrinks Again Workers’ slice of Australian economic pie gets smaller

By David Peetz, Frances Flanagan, Frank Stilwell, Jim Stanford, Margaret McKenzie, Shaun Wilson

Penalty Rates and Employment: One Year Later

Penalty rate cuts fail to ignite jobs boom On 1 July 2018, workers in several retail and hospitality industries will

By Jim Stanford, Tanya Carney

Advanced Skills for Advanced Manufacturing

Manufacturing Rebound Could Be Cut Short By Skills Shortage Australia’s manufacturing industry is at a crossroads. After years of decline,

By Jim Stanford, Tanya Carney

The Dimensions of Insecure Work: A Factbook

For First Time, Less than Half of Workers Have a ‘Standard Job’ This factbook reviews eleven different dimensions of job

By Jim Stanford, Tanya Carney

The Economic Importance of Public Services in Regional Communities in NSW

Public sector austerity has become a “policy fad” in Australia, at all levels of government. Its hallmarks are unnecessary public

By Troy Henderson

Raising the Bar: How Government Can Use its Economic Leverage to Lift Labour Standards Throughout the Economy

Government Spending Power Could Support Stronger Wage Growth For at least five years now, Australia’s labour market has demonstrated signs

By Jim Stanford

Wages, Taxes, and the Budget

The Coalition government’s 2018 budget features a plan to cut personal income taxes for many Australians over the next several

By Jim Stanford, Troy Henderson

The Consequences of Fiscal Austerity in Western Australia

Don’t blame it on the deficit: WA This report critically responds to the call for fiscal austerity and public sector

By Cameron Murray, Troy Henderson

Rebuilding the NSW Workers Compensation System

Workers compensation benefits in New South Wales were dramatically reduced in 2012 by a newly-elected state government, citing an alleged

By Ian Watson, Jim Stanford

A Portable Training Entitlement System for the Disability Support Services Sector

A new proposal for a portable training system for disability support workers under the NDIS would help to ensure the

By Jim Stanford, Rose Ryan

Inquiry into the BCA Commitment to the Senate

The present submission questions the Business Council of Australia’s (BCA) Commitment to increasing investment, employment and wages in the event

By Bill Browne, David Richardson, Jim Stanford

From Consensus to Action: Report from the First National Manufacturing Summit

The first National Manufacturing Summit was held at Australian Parliament House, Canberra, in June 2017, organised by the Centre for

By Tom Barnes