This report presents the findings of a qualitative longitudinal study examining the impact of the minimum wage increase afforded by the Annual Wage Review 2009–10 Decision on a sample of minimum wage-reliant enterprises and their employees.The study focused on enterprises in the Community Services, Manufacturing, Retail and Hospitality industries. The paper is divided into three...

Improvements could be made to the reform agenda for teachers, principals and other school workers that governments are pursuing, according to this draft report. The draft report - Schools Workforce - finds that governments have initiated a substantial reform agenda to target issues such as teacher shortages, educational disadvantage, and the quality of the school...

This paper presents the views and experiences of minimum wage-reliant employee participants and employers of minimum wage-reliant workers from a mix of metropolitan and regional locations across all states and territories. The research comprised two phases of focus group, in-depth interview and online discussion forum data collections. The first phase (conducted in November and December...

In 2009-10, Australian Government budgetary outlays, tax concessions and import tariffs provided Australian industry with $17.3 billion in assistance in gross terms, according to this latest annual review. Trade and Assistance Review 2009-10 was released on 16 June 2011. The review contains the Commission's latest quantitative estimates of Australian Government assistance to industry. According to...

The Productivity Commission's research report on Carbon Emission Policies in Key Economies has been released by the Government. It indicates responses key economies are taking to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The report is a culmination of a six month study commissioned by the Government to help it, and the Multi Party Climate Change Committee, consider...