Public schools play a critical role in ensuring access to educational opportunity for Australians from all economic and geographical communities. In this report, Centre for Future Work researchers document the large economic and social benefits of stronger funding for public schools.

This report combines data from the Department of Education, the OECD, and original survey data from a national poll conducted by the Centre for Future Work, to draw attention to key challenges facing public universities today.

This briefing reviews the main features of the Commonwealth Budget 2023-24 from the perspective of workers and labour markets.

This report examines the barriers to closing the gender gap by reviewing Australia’s position within the industrial countries of the OECD. The report also uses data from the ABS and the ATO to highlight gender disparities across all levels of income, ranges of occupation and ages, as well as disparities regarding who undertakes the greater...

Australia’s current climate policy suite currently appears poised to continue recent trends and risks Australia’s ability to credibly meet its climate targets. If the Australian government wants to credibly reduce Australia’s emissions by 43 per cent by 2030, the authors of this paper argue that it must prioritise real decarbonisation over reliance on carbon credits...