Unemployment
Report
A survey of Remote Jobs and Communities Program(me) providers: one year in
This working paper reports on a survey of provider organisations conducted almost one year into the implementation of Remote Jobs and Communities Program.
Fact sheet
Fact Check: Does the minimum wage increase unemployment?
Opposition Leader Bill Shorten claims the evidence from Europe shows the minimum wage doesn't contribute to unemployment levels.
Briefing paper
The teenage dream unravels: trends in youth unemployment
Amid a steady rise in the overall unemployment rate, Australia’s youth continue to bear the brunt. This snapshot, using ABS data, shows that youth unemployment has remained much higher than the overall unemployment rate and the probability of finding a job has not improved since the global financial crisis. However preliminary analysis suggests that the...
Report
A stocktake of the tax system and directions for reform
Tax reform is in the news daily. Calls for fundamental reform have become louder, but there are diverse views on the direction and scope of the reform that is needed. The Liberal/National Coalition Government has committed to a White Paper process on Tax Reform, which the Government has indicated will commence with the release of...
Fact sheet
Fact Check: Labor claims unemployment in Qld highest in 11 years
Queensland Opposition Leader Annastacia Palaszczuk claims there are almost 31,000 more Queenslanders without a job since March 2012 and blames the Liberal government for the rise.