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Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre

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Building the dream: the future of Western Australia’s construction industry


This report reveals that at current rates of dwelling completion, Western Australia will fall well short of the National Accord target of 25,000 new dwelling units per year. The report suggests recommendations to address workforce shortages, alongside more efficient use of existing housing stock, increasing the diversity of available housing options in WA, and the...
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Employment and disability in Australia: improving employment outcomes for people with disability

Valentina Sanchez Arenas, Panagiotis Sotirakopoulos, Chris Twomey, Lili Loan Vu

This report looks at improving employment outcomes for people with disability in Australia. The report reveals that there has been no improvement in employment rates for people with disability in Australia over the last two decades, despite extensive policy reforms and greatly increased funding for supports and service delivery.
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Gender Equity Insights 2023: accelerating the pace of change


This report looks at which types of companies are progressing gender equity outcomes most effectively, and which are falling being. In this way, the authors identify what policies and strategies work, and what distinguishes stagnation from success. For this 2023 report, the authors develop a new maturity framework that differentiates organisations based on their approach...
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Trading up: international trade futures and the Western Australian economy

Abebe Hailemariam, Daniel Kiely, Valentina Sanchez Arenas, Panos Sotirakopoulos

This report examines the benefits, opportunities and challenges that exist for the Western Australian economy, in relation to trade and investment. The report also explores the scale and scope of these challenges, and highlights the opportunities for future economic prosperity.
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Housing affordability in Western Australia 2023: building for the future


This report compares housing affordability in Western Australia to other jurisdictions, for both homeowners and renters, to get a sense of where WA sits. The research looks at overall affordability and where the key pressures are that people face from rising interest rates, construction project delays and escalating rental costs.

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