New forms of aid, including “philanthrocapitalism” such as The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, are rapidly altering the international aid architecture for health. These organisations have financial power, actively shape agendas and influence policy. The rise of non‐traditional donor organisations creates opportunities and has implications for Australia as it scales‐up its aid program. AusAID could...

This research paper provides an historical perspective on the consideration of equal remuneration principles as it relates to minimum wage setting. The paper consists of four sections: an overview of the relevant legislative provisions of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) which consider ‘the principle of equal remuneration for work of equal or comparable value’...

The report provides an overview of the relevant research literature relating to the concepts and determinants of productivity, business competitiveness and viability and their relationship with minimum wages. It also presents various measures of productivity, business competitiveness and viability and their trends at an aggregate and industry level over the medium term. Using the ABS...

The study uses data from the ABS Business Longitudinal Database (BLD) to examine the association between the intensity of use of information and communications technology (ICT) by businesses, and innovation. Firm level data for 6,442 businesses from the 2005–06 and 2006–07 waves of the BLD are used. An ‘ICT intensity index’ is constructed to represent...

Emerging markets' cyclical growth prospects remain tied to developments in the rich world, but there are signs that their trend growth rates may have decoupled. Image: Trains decoupling, richardluyy / flickr