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Shock troops of the pandemic

New research confirms that workers in casual and insecure jobs have borne the lion’s share of job losses during the COVID-19

By Jim Stanford

Submission to the Senate Economics References Committee Inquiry into the Australian manufacturing industry

The COVID-19 pandemic and resulting economic disruptions, both within Australia and globally, have highlighted the strategic importance of a vibrant

By Jim Stanford, Dan Nahum

Post-COVID-19 policy responses to climate change: beyond capitalism?

A sustainable social, political and environmental response to the ‘twin crises’ of the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change will require

By Al Rainnie, Mark Dean

An avoidable catastrophe

Australia’s universities were uniquely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and recession – including the closure of borders to most international

By Eliza Littleton, Jim Stanford

Family & Domestic Violence Leave Review (AM2021/55)

As one of its first legislative acts, the new Commonwealth government is proposing to provide 10 days of paid leave

By Jim Stanford

Creativity in Crisis: Rebooting Australia’s Arts and Entertainment Sector After COVID

When the Show Cannot Go On: Rebooting Australia’s Arts & Entertainment Sector After COVID-19 Culture is an inescapable part of

By Alison Pennington, Ben Eltham

Industrial Policy-Making After COVID-19: Manufacturing, Innovation and Sustainability

As Treasurer during the 1980s, Paul Keating lamented that Australian governments had for decades been allowing the country’s sophisticated industrial

By Al Rainnie, Dan Nahum, Jim Stanford, Mark Dean, Mark Dean Laurie Carmichael Distinguished Research Fellow

Investing in better mental health in Australian workplaces

Australian society is experiencing an epidemic of mental illness that imposes enormous costs on individuals with poor mental health, their

By Liam Carter, Jim Stanford

Budget analysis 2021–22: Heroic assumptions and half measures

The Commonwealth government has tabled its budget for the 2021-22 financial year. The government is counting on a vigorous and

By Centre for Future Work

Funding High-Quality Aged Care Services

New Research: Commonwealth Can Afford $10b for Aged Care Recommendations Implementing the recommendations of the Royal Commission into Aged Care

By David Richardson, Jim Stanford

Missing a Stitch in Time:

Australia’s Electricity Infrastructure Undermined by $1 Billion Per Year Under Investment Australia’s electricity industry constitutes a large and critical component

By Alia Armistead, David Richardson, Jim Stanford

Submission to the Senate Select Committee on Job Security

The Senate Select Committee on Job Security was appointed 10 December 2020, to inquire into and report on the impact

By Dan Nahum