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Connecting for impact: aligning productivity, participation and skills


The report offers evidence-based insights into Australia’s evolving workforce. It explores how productivity and participation are shaped by shifting skill demands, technological change and structural barriers, identifying where better alignment between education, migration and workforce planning can deliver stronger, fairer outcomes. The report highlights five recommendations aimed at enhancing individual employment and skills outcomes.
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Gender Equality @ Work Index

Anya Bedi

An Index to track the state of gender equality in workplaces in Australia and the world, with the goal of catalysing change. It offers a comprehensive, national and longitudinal snapshot of gender equality at work. Assessing the gender gap across seven key dimensions, it tracks the current state of gender equality at work and measures...
Discussion paper

Australia last: the failure of Australian gas policy


This report finds that gas exports are rapidly depleting Australia’s gas reserves and undermining Australia’s energy security. The report outlines how Australian gas is used. Each year the volume of gas used by Australian gas exporters is equal to around four and half years of domestic gas usage.
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The right to power: keeping First Nations communities on prepayment connected


This report shows how frequent household disconnections are impacting food security, health, wellbeing and economic participation for First Nations’ communities in Australia. It provides six high-level recommendations and associated actions to create a fairer and more inclusive energy transition for all Australians.
Journal article

‘I don't think they've ever seen people like me do jobs like this’

Victoria Paraschak, Patricia Weir
Strengths-based employment services highlight the abilities of people with intellectual disabilities, challenging deficit-focused traditional orientations. These services foster hope, which plays a vital role in creating inclusive workplaces. This paper examines the presence of hope within strengths-based employment settings for adults with intellectual disabilities to understand its potential to establish inclusive workplaces.