Overview The Australian Institute of Family Studies was commissioned by the Department of Education and Training to undertake an evaluation of the Australian Government’s Child Care Flexibility Trials, which took place between 2013 and 2014. This publication summarises the key findings from that evaluation. Key findings were: Parents’ child care needs and preferences are diverse...

Little is known about Indigenous young Australians and the financial economy. This report, funded by the First Nations Foundation, aims to better understand how Indigenous young people navigate the financial economy.

There are many reasons to be concerned about the growing and, now, long-term problem of jobs in Western Sydney. First there is the simple problem of insufficient jobs for its resident workers. Then there is the problem of jobs location. Overlaying both these concerns is the problem of long-term economic change and what this means...

The Federal court will today hear an application from the Transport Workers Union to reinstate a minimum pay order for truck drivers. The new minimum pay rates were set to come in this week but a business group successfully argued for an injunction, saying the move would force many owner drivers and small contractors out...

Federal Department of Employment discussion paper outlining options for reform of the Road Safety Remuneration System. The Department of Employment will be undertaking consultations during April 2016 on these options with industry stakeholders in locations around Australia, including regional centres.