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Commonwealth Budget 2023-24

The Commonwealth government’s 2023-24 budget reveals a progressive government seeking to help lower paid workers and those struggling to pay

By Greg Jericho, Fiona Macdonald, Eliza Littleton, Charlie Joyce, Jim Stanford

RBA Review a Missed Opportunity

The Commonwealth Treasury has released the report of a three-person panel charged with reviewing the structure, governance, and effectiveness of

By Anis Chowdhury

Inclusive and Sustainable Employment for Jobseekers Experiencing Disadvantage

This report provides an overview of workplace and job-related factors found to act as barriers to sustainable and inclusive employment

By Fiona Macdonald

Minimum wages and inflation

New research from the Centre for Future Work at the Australia Institute has revealed how rises in the minimum wage

By Greg Jericho, Jim Stanford

Profits and Inflation in Mining and Non-Mining Sectors

New research from the Centre for Future Work at the Australia Institute has shed further light on the role of

By Greg Jericho, Jim Stanford

Profit-Price Spiral: The Truth Behind Australia’s Inflation

Profit-Price Spiral: Excess Profits Fuelling Inflation & Interest Rates, not Wages Workers in Australia have suffered considerable economic losses as

By Jim Stanford

Lost at Sea

New research from the Centre for Future Work challenges the methodology and conclusions of a recent Productivity Commission study of

By Phillip Toner

Theft By Any Other Name: Go Home On Time Day 2022

Australians Working 6 Weeks Unpaid Overtime, Costing Economy Over $92 Billion: Go Home on Time Day Report This year marks

By Eliza Littleton, Lily Raynes

Call Me Maybe (Not)

Australians Working 6 Weeks Unpaid Overtime, Costing Economy Over $92 Billion: Go Home on Time Day Report Working beyond scheduled

By Eliza Littleton, Lily Raynes

Public Services in the Hunter

The provision of essential public services generates extraordinary and far-reaching economic and social benefits for the Hunter region. A new

By Jim Stanford

Going Nuclear: The Costs of Mid-Bargaining Termination of Enterprise Agreements

Deal on IR Reforms Sets Stage for Faster Wage Growth IR Reforms To Close Off The ‘Nuclear Option’ Will Protect

By Jim Stanford, Lily Raynes

Collective Bargaining and Wage Growth in Australia

Deal on IR Reforms Sets Stage for Faster Wage Growth Restoring Collective Bargaining Coverage Would Boost Wage Growth: Research Report

By Fiona Macdonald, Jim Stanford, Lily Raynes