Economic equality
Policy
Policy initiative: Close the gender wage gap
Everyone has the right to equal pay for equal work. Achieving equal opportunity for all genders, while supporting financial and workplace security, must be a priority. The Greens have a 5-point plan to close the Gender Wage Gap in Australia. We will support women’s rights to financial security, and begin legal, workplace and economic reforms...
Policy
Policy initiative: Equality for women
Despite decades of progress towards equality, many women still experience sexism and discrimination at work, home and in the community. The Greens want all women to be safe, valued and treated as equals in private and public life, regardless of their background, ethnicity, religion, disability, gender identity or sexuality. Women have the right to be...
Report
Skatt: treasure and tax in the Nordic countries
Tax is the price we pay to live in a civilised society. This paper explores the lessons Australia could learn from Nordic countries, such as Norway, in providing leadership for revenue raising options in Australia.
Presentation
Development, inequality and demagogy in the 21st Century
This presentation outlines global trends in inequality. Stiglitz argues that the despair and powerlessness resulting from inequality is leveraged by demagogues and the moderate right to further entrench inequality. The presentation argues that inequality has been a choice and not just driven by technology and globalization, but by policies and institutions.
Journal article
A compromised balance? A comparative examination of exceptions to age discrimination law in Australia and the UK
Drawing on case studies of exceptions to age discrimination law in Australia and the UK, this article considers the normative position on age equality law that emerges from these legal boundaries.