Research Papers from the Centre for Future Work.
The COVID-19 pandemic has ushered in an era of unprecedented disruption and transition. Increased public investment in the skills and earning
New research from the Centre for Future Work reveals that Australia ranks last among all OECD countries for manufacturing self-sufficiency.
With disruptions in international supply chains for essential products (like medical equipment and supplies) disrupted in the current COVID pandemic,
COVID-19 containment measures have suspended large sections of the economy. Governments have committed over $220 billion in income supports to
With many regular workplaces shut down to ‘flatten the curve’ of COVID-19, millions of Australians are now shifting their work
The Commonwealth government’s proposed JobKeeper wage subsidy scheme represents an important and promising response to the COVID-19 shutdown of several
The Centre for Future Work has made a submission to the 2020 annual wage review conducted by the Fair Work
New research from the Australia Institute’s Centre for Future Work reveals the consequences of freezing public service pay, both for
The Australian government has pushed back against introducing needed measures to support workers in casual, self-employed, or gig positions during
While women have made some progress in closing the wage gap and other dimensions of gender inequality in Australia, they
New research from the Centre for Future Work has dramatised the lasting consequences for workers’ lifetime incomes – even after they