In Australia, workers with disability can receive payments below the national minimum wage under the Supported Wage System. This brief recommends a phase-out of the Supported Wage System and productivity-based wage calculations by 2034 to lift minimum wages for employees with disability to 100% of the national minimum wage.

The concept of working from home (WFH) has been around for many years, but the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 forced a dramatic change in workplaces. This paper examines the concept of WFH, its recent rapid uptake and key issues surrounding the Victorian government’s proposal to legislate a right to WFH in 2026.

Immigration status is not recognised as a protected attribute under federal or state anti-discrimination law, with the Australian Capital Territory being the sole exception. Research shows that discrimination on the basis of immigration status is widespread. This brief analyses gaps in the current legal framework and sets out recommendations for reform.

In October 2025 the Restricting Non-disclosure Agreements (Sexual Harassment at Work) Bill 2025 was introduced in the Victorian Legislative Assembly. This Bill brief explains the background and context of the Bill. It provides a summary of the main provisions of the Bill, responses from various stakeholders and a jurisdictional comparison.

The Australian Government has introduced a series of industrial relations (IR) laws that in large part mark a deliberate and systematic shift away from the enterprise-level bargaining model. This report details how the Government’s IR laws are reshaping Australia’s industrial landscape and radically regressing from the workplace reforms of the Hawke and Keating government era.