Peter Costello told Pacific leaders that Australia doesn't take temporary migrants. Not true, writes Peter Mares.

This Policy research paper is the first study based on Australian data on the labour supply behaviour of households in relation to child care. The research demonstrates that assistance with the cost of child care is very important in promoting choice for women to participate in the workforce, particularly if they have non-school age children...

This inquiry was undertaken following the 2004 re-election of the Coalition government, and a stated commitment in its election policy to protect and support independent contractors. The committee was mindful of this background to ensure that views were sought and considered from state and territory governments, business groups, workers and their representatives, labour hire companies...

Australia's workforce has undergone unprecedented levels of change over the past 25 years. One of the most significant changes is the growing use of flexible work arrangements, such as labour hire, by businesses seeking to achieve higher levels of flexibility and productivity. This report builds on the work undertaken by the committee in its Interim...

In this paper from the Transitions and Risk: New Directions in Social Policy conference, Megan O'Connell explores the role of training interventions in preventing the labour market exclusion of older workers. She examines the Finnish work-ability project, Swedish individual learning accounts and British skills shortages strategy to highlight the types of interventions that could be...