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Are Wages or Profits Driving Australia’s Inflation?

Labour costs have played an insignificant role in the recent increase in inflation, accounting for just 15 percent of economy

By David Richardson, Matt Saunders, Richard Denniss

Wages, Prices and the Federal Election

Exit Poll: Overwhelming Majority of Australians Want Wage Growth in Line with Cost of Living The recent federal election featured

By Lily Raynes

Working With COVID: Insecure Jobs, Sick Pay, and Public Health

One in Five Worked with COVID Symptoms; Sick Leave Entitlements Must Be Strengthened Almost one in five Australians (and a

By Dan Nahum, Jim Stanford

Submission to the Productivity Commission Study on Aged Care Employment

In 2021 the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety recommended that gig work, independent contracting and other ‘indirect’

By Fiona Macdonald

The Wages Crisis Revisited

Wages Will Continue to Lag Without Targeted Wage-Boosting Measures: New Report A comprehensive review of Australian wage trends indicates that

By Andrew Stewart, Jim Stanford, Tess Hardy

Educating for Care

Pandemic Workforce Crisis Requires TAFE Investment in Early Childhood Education to Boost Economy: Report This report from the Carmichael Centre

By Mark Dean, Mark Dean Laurie Carmichael Distinguished Research Fellow

At the Crossroads

Free Undergraduate Education to Save Universities and Jobs: Report If the federal government lifts annual higher education spending to 1%

By Eliza Littleton

The Economic Benefits of High-Quality Universal Early Child Education

Universal Public Early Child Education in Australia Would Pay For Itself: Research Report Expanded ECEC services would provide a badly-needed

By Matt Grudnoff

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

By Alison Pennington, Dan Nahum, Eliza Littleton, Fiona Macdonald, Greg Jericho, Jim Stanford, Lily Raynes, Mark Dean

Fragmentation & Photo-Ops

New Research: Australia’s Skills System Continues to Crumble After COVID Strong vocational education and training (VET) systems are vital to

By Alison Pennington

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

By Alia Armistead, Jim Stanford

Rebuilding Vehicle Manufacturing in Australia

Australia ready to become sustainable EV-making powerhouse: new research Global automotive manufacturing is rapidly transitioning to the production of Electric

By Mark Dean, Mark Dean Laurie Carmichael Distinguished Research Fellow