Labour market disruption
Report
AI and employment in Australia
The report examines whether occupations more exposed to artificial intelligence (AI) in Australia have grown more slowly than other occupations since November 2022. It also examines a range of labour market indicators to see whether there are signs of AI-related disruption. The report sets up a framework that could be used for ongoing monitoring.
Briefing paper
Energy crisis impacts will have a long tail on the Australian economy
This research note examines how the global Iran energy crisis has impacted on the Australian economy, and how its effects are likely to play out across the remainder of 2026. Utilising the most up-to-date economic indicators, it tracks crisis effects across energy prices, inflation, business activity, household spending and the labour market.
Report
Strike while AI is hot: rebuilding worker power for the age of AI
The age of artificial intelligence (AI) will be defined not only by the technologies it unleashes, but by the political choices made in response to them. This report warns that AI could deepen insecurity and inequality unless workers are given power over how technology is deployed.
Report
OECD employment outlook 2024: the net-zero transition and the labour market
The OECD Employment Outlook looks at the latest labour market developments and prospects in OECD member countries. This year's edition also assesses the impact of the transition to net-zero emissions by 2050 on the labour market and the jobs of millions of workers. While total employment will not change much, many jobs will be lost...
Submission
Submission to the Inquiry into the Digital Transformation of Workplaces
The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Employment, Education and Training inquiring into the rapid development and uptake of automated decision-making and machine learning techniques in the workplace. This submission takes a bigger picture perspective of technological change within organisations that rises above these current concerns.