This course will provide a grounding in the fundamentals of economic theory and policy from a unionist’s perspective.

The Reserve Bank of Australia sits at the centre of the disconnect between economic theory and cost-of-living reality.

Australia’s childcare system is leaving gaps for families, while profit-driven services struggle to meet the needs of communities.

The 44-year-old inherits the trade union movement while it is enjoying a golden era of political influence, but also faces a long-term decline in membership and a fight for the rights of workers in th...

Australia’s childcare market is dominated by for-profit providers who are failing both children and the wider public.

Work must be well-paid, dignified, and co-determined. If we allow AI adoption to continue unchecked, we risk reducing workers to mere inputs in a data-driven system.

Those on the 'high road' anticipate employment gains and market share growth from AI; those on the ‘low road’ are expecting job losses and higher output with less labour.

Does AI increase productivity? Establishing the truth is complex, if not impossible.

Still waiting for your flying car or robot butler? You’re not alone.

We need to ensure the voice, and experience of workers is front and centre so that AI benefits everyone.

Current plans and actions seem a far cry from what might be needed to achieve Australia’s early ambition.

As visitors from other countries poured into Vancouver bars and restaurants, some encountered an unfamiliar practice.

As visitors from other countries poured into Vancouver bars and restaurants, some encountered an unfamiliar practice.

The issue lies with a pace and scale of change so rapid that it is difficult for organisations and regulators to keep up.

Insights from the presenters at our recent symposium examining the impact of AI adoption in the world of work.

Insights from the presenters at our recent symposium examining the impact of AI adoption in the world of work.

The Centre for Future Work is seeking a senior researcher to lead an ambitious research and policy project.

Minimum wage is rising 6%, but a decade of wage stagnation means the damage to working people runs much deeper.

In this edition of The Conversation Hour we explore the connection between social class and the way we vote , and whether politicians have misunderstood the so called working class. Also in this edit...

Class has always mattered, and now labour parties around the world are finding out why.

Millions of workers will get the pay rise, after Fair Work raised modern award wages above the rate of inflation. Follow live.

What does the International Court of Justice's decision on the right to strike mean for Australian workers?

This course will provide a grounding in the fundamentals of economic theory and policy from a unionist’s perspective.

Jim Chalmers pitched his budget as risk-taking and ambitious – the question is whether it will reshape Australia’s future into one that is fairer and more promising.

When the very wealthy pay less tax than a bus driver or an aged care worker, something is very wrong

Winning authors pay tax. Mug punters, that's another story.

Claims that Australia faces a productivity crisis are overblown. Weak productivity didn’t cause the current problems facing Australian workers (falling real wages, high interest rates, unaffordability...

Before changes to the Fair Work Act, almost all attempts by unions to address gender pay inequity failed.

Dutton’s nuclear push will cost renewable jobs As Australia’s federal election campaign has finally begun, opposition leader Peter Dutton’s proposal to spend hundreds of billions in public money to bu...