This report investigates the degree to which participation in the labour force may increase with the rollout of the National Broadband Network and the increased telework opportunities it will provide. This study involved qualitative and quantitative research, leading to economic modelling to estimate the impacts of NBN-enabled telework on labour force participation, employment and Gross...

Funded by the AMP Foundation, this report explores what programs can usefully be funded to support Aboriginal women and girls to realise their full potential.

In this report Daniel Mookhey argues that Australia is splitting into three economies, which are increasingly inequitable, and unnecessarily adversarial. Government needs to encourage consensus, not conflict, to ensure Australia’s ongoing prosperity. The notion of a multitrack economy in Australia has become clichéd: ‘two-speed’, ‘patchwork’ – there’s no end to the labels bandied around. But...

The Sydney report discusses changes in the geography of population and employment and the impacts on commuting.

The ageing of the Australian population is resulting in an increasing proportion of the workforce being comprised of mature age people as stated in this report by National Seniors Australia. In the coming years, many of these older workers will cease employment and enter retirement – either fully or partially. The nature of how these...