The Committee for Economic Development Australia has published this collection of papers from the From Risk to Opportunity: Labour Markets in Transition project based in the CPP. This report includes the following papers: A New Social Settlement: Reshaping Australian social policy in the changing areas of work, family and welfare; Transitions between employment, caring and...

The labour force experiences of new migrants say much about the overall success of their settlement into Australia. Do they find jobs that match their skills and provide a satisfactory level of earnings? How do their varied backgrounds and English capabilities affect their engagement with work in Australia? How susceptible are they to unemployment? In...

One of the most important programs for Indigenous community and economic development is the Community Development Employment Projects (CDEP) scheme. CDEP employs around 35,000 Indigenous Australians and accounts for over one-quarter of total Indigenous employment. This paper reviews the evidence on the social and economic impacts of the scheme. The available evidence demonstrates that the...

A rapid expansion of plantations occurred over 1991 to 2001 in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. From an estate of only 6,150 hectares in 1991, the total area of plantations expanded to just under 127,500 hectares by the start of 2001. Most plantations are located in three local government areas in the region...

A survey conducted on behalf of the Joint Commonwealth State and Territory Research Advisory Committee (JCSTRAC) examined how well the Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme (RSMS) had performed against a number of indicators. These included the proportion of migrants who stay in regional areas and continue to contribute to the local economy, the reasons why some...