The Boosting Apprentice Commencements (BAC) and Completing Apprentice Commencements programs aimed to support businesses take on an apprenticeship or traineeship during the COVID-19 pandemic. This evaluation sought to answer questions covering apprentice commencements and completions, apprentice and employer characteristics, and cost effectiveness. There are 7 major lessons for the design of future policies outlined in...

This briefing note uses data on market prices, production and revenue from Adani’s Carmichael Coal Mine, to estimate the discrepancy between the royalties paid by Adani and the royalties that might have been expected by the Queensland Revenue Office. It finds that Adani appear to have underpaid coal royalties by almost $400 million.

A recording of a webinar to help you learn about how to make workplace adjustments easy, effective and equitable. Workplace adjustments are any administrative, environmental or procedural changes that enable people with disability to have equitable employment opportunity and work effectively and comfortably.

This report examines affordability of rental properties for Australians who earn the lowest incomes, people on Commonwealth income support and minimum wage earners. Surveying the rental market for sixteen essential occupations, the report determines how many rental listings they could afford. It finds affordability was worst for early childhood educators, hospitality workers and meat packers.

This report highlights key trends in work-related fatalities, injuries and disease, and provides valuable insights to help improve safety outcomes in Australian workplaces. There are more than 400 serious claims a day across Australia. The report finds the challenges to overcome are significant with harm occurring in a concentration of certain industries.