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Submission to the Senate Select Committee on Productivity in Australia

The Centre's submission shows that Australia’s productivity depends on investing in secure jobs, skills, care industries, and equitable economic policy

Budget 2024-25: Resists Austerity, Reduces Inflation, Targets Wage Gains

Commonwealth Treasurer Jim Chalmers delivered his 2024-25 budget to Parliament. While it booked a surplus for 2023-24 (the second consecutive

The Irrelevance of Minimum Wages to Future Inflation

A significant increase to the minimum wage, and accompanying increases to award rates, would not have a significant effect on

Profit-Price Inflation: Theory, International Evidence, and Policy Implications

New research confirms that higher corporate profits still account for most of the rise in economy-wide unit prices in Australia

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

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

Minimum wages and inflation

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

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

Profit-price spiral: the truth behind Australia’s inflation

Workers in Australia have suffered considerable economic losses as a result of accelerating inflation since the onset of the COVID

Inflation: a primer

Over the past year, inflation has accelerated both in Australia and in most advanced economies, to rates much faster than

Profit share

The roles of profits, wages and costs in driving inflation has been widely discussed in recent months. Claims by the