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Research Papers from the Centre for Future Work.

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Working from Home, Not a Problem

Who works from home and why? Who benefits from working from home arrangements? Why do some employers (and politicians) want

Restoring public sector capability through investment in public service employees

This briefing paper examines the make-up of the APS and considers recent efforts to improve APS service delivery.

Leaving Money on the Table: Foregone Economic Gains from Continued SRS Underfunding

Proposed funding for public schools falls short of full needs-based funding, undermining long-term economic, productivity, and fiscal gains that would

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

Public Attitudes on Issues in Higher Education

Stronger public universities are vital to the success of dynamic, innovative economies, and more inclusive labour markets. But decades of

Inclusive and Sustainable Employment for Jobseekers Experiencing Disadvantage

Sustainable employment outcomes for disadvantaged jobseekers can be highly dependent on workplace and employment related factors.

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 report prepared

The cumulative costs of wage caps for essential service workers in NSW

Since 2012 the NSW government has arbitrarily suppressed pay gains for workers in state-funded public services (including health care, education,

The economic benefits of high-quality universal early child education

Expanded ECEC services would provide a badly-needed boost to Australia’s economic recovery from COVID-19. A universal ECEC system should be

Fragmentation & photo-ops

The failures of Australian skills policy through COVID

Putting a cap on community

The economic and social consequences of Victoria's local government rate caps policy

Funding high-quality aged care services

Implementing the recommendations of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety will require additional Commonwealth funding of at