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Wages, prices and the federal election

The recent federal election featured important debate regarding the rising cost of living in Australia, and whether and how wages

The wages crisis revisited

A comprehensive review of Australian wage trends indicates that wage growth is likely to remain stuck at historically weak levels

Putting a cap on community

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

Log of extraordinary IR measures during COVID-19 shutdowns

COVID-19 containment measures have suspended large sections of the economy. Governments have committed over $220 billion in income supports to

Polling: casual workers and the wage subsidy

The Commonwealth government’s proposed JobKeeper wage subsidy scheme represents an important and promising response to the COVID-19 shutdown of several

Submission to the 2020 annual wage review

The Centre for Future Work has made a submission to the 2020 annual wage review conducted by the Fair Work

The same mistake twice: the self-defeating consequences of public sector pay freezes

New research from the Australia Institute’s Centre for Future Work reveals the consequences of freezing public service pay, both for

The long-term consequences of wage freezes for real wages, lifetime earnings, and superannuation

New research from the Centre for Future Work has dramatised the lasting consequences for workers’ lifetime incomes – even after they

Needle in a haystack: searching for the impact of tax cuts on consumer spending and economic growth

The latest economic statistics have confirmed that Australia’s economy is barely limping along – with quarterly GDP growth of just

The relationship between superannuation contributions and wages in Australia

New research from the Centre for Future Work shows that scheduled increases in employers’ minimum statutory superannuation contributions would have

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

Update on penalty rates and job-creation: 2 years later

July 1 marked the implementation of the next stage of reduced penalty rates in the retail and hospitality industries in