Working conditions
Strategy
Diversity, equity and inclusion strategy 2025–28
This strategy outlines the Department's commitment to creating a workplace where everyone feels they belong and are safe, valued and empowered to succeed. It sets out a vision and four strategic pillars: Respected, Connected, Contributing and Progressing. A strategic framework for action is provided for each pillar.
Report
A report on the experience of racism for Uber riders and drivers
This report presents the findings of a project investigating the experiences of racism in Uber among both riders and drivers in Melbourne between November 2022 and February 2023. Findings from the project should inform regulations of the relevant government agencies and can also inform Uber’s policies. The report provides two case studies and makes five...
Report
Theorising family and domestic violence work: what is the work and who does it?
This report describes research exploring the domestic and family violence workforce in Australia and the work that it undertakes. It focuses specifically on how the work is done and experienced, why it is done in particular ways, and the structural and organisational contexts that shape this work; with the aim of informing workforce development strategies.
Report
Getting wages moving
The report examines the five key reforms the federal government has used to make a difference to wages growth. It finds that workers would be $8,700 worse off if Peter Dutton had achieved his goal of blocking major reforms to get wages moving. The report provides a summary of the major parties’ policies on wages...
Position paper
Work, care and family policies: federal election benchmarks 2025
The benchmarks provide a set of research-informed policy recommendations that put respect, work, care and gender equality at the centre of public life as the foundation of a productive and growing economy. The benchmarks recognise and support the interconnections of work and care in six key domains.