This report develops an evidence-based policy framework for accommodating seasonal and vulnerable workers in Australian regional areas to ensure a healthy, safe and productive workforce. The research looked at ways in which these workers can be better housed and identifies policy development options to address barriers to innovative practices of accommodation provision.

This report details the need for a national labour hire licensing scheme, using horticulture as an example, to safeguard the rights and wellbeing of labour hire workers while also providing support for businesses. It recommends sustainable mechanisms to enforce labour hire licensing regulation in the horticulture industry and emphasises the importance of regulation consistency across...

From non-existent jobs and wages to the potential for human trafficking – migrant workers are being exploited under the existing Accredited Employer Work Visa scheme. This review sets out a range of urgent human rights concerns and provides recommendations for improving the scheme.

The COVID crisis highlights how important migrant workers are to the Australian economy, yet the role migrants play in the jobs market is poorly understood. This guidebook seeks to fill that knowledge gap so policy-makers can reform the system to supercharge the economic benefits of migration to Australians.

The global coronavirus pandemic has closed borders across the Pacific region since 2020 and subsequently disrupted tourism and trade between Australia and many Pacific island countries. This report outlines the significant role the Australian economy may be able to play in the region, through improved and more open trade relations with Pacific nations.