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The choices we make: the economic future of Tasmania

New research by the Australia Institute’s Centre for Future Work analyses the economic effects of COVID-19 on Tasmania, and suggests

Public service in challenging times: the economic and social value of public sector work in Queensland

In times of crisis, governments have a responsibility to their citizens to maintain and expand their role in the economy

Pay equity in community services: the consequences of federal budgetary decisions

The failure of the Commonwealth to confirm that it will maintain funding for community service organisations could threaten up to

Precarity and job instability on the frontlines of NDIS support work

The national roll-out of the NDIS holds the prospect of a significant enhancement in both the resources allocated to disability

Messing with success: Victoria’s puzzling turn to austerity

The Centre for Future Work has released new research estimating the negative impacts on wages and spending power of the

The economic importance of public services in regional communities in NSW

Public sector austerity has become a ‘policy fad’ in Australia, at all levels of government. Its hallmarks are unnecessary public

Raising the bar: how government can use its economic leverage to lift labour standards throughout the economy

For at least 5 years now, Australia’s labour market has demonstrated signs of a structural shift that has undermined traditional

The consequences of fiscal austerity in Western Australia

This report critically responds to the call for fiscal austerity and public sector downsizing, being made in response to the

A portable training entitlement system for the disability support services sector

A new proposal for a portable training system for disability support workers under the NDIS would help to ensure the

False Economies: the unintended consequences of NSW public sector wage restraint

Budget-cutting political leaders regularly target the jobs and incomes of public sector workers as the first and most politically convenient