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Australia dumps its care crisis on the Pacific – new report

Pacific workers are doing lower-skilled care jobs in Australia and are vulnerable to poor treatment, due to their visa status.

Go Home On Time Day 2025: As full timers disconnect, part timers are doing more unpaid overtime

Australians are still doing more than three and a half hours of unpaid overtime each...

Want to lift workers’ productivity? Let’s start with their bosses

There are no prizes for expecting business to blame others for Australia’s productivity problems. But...

A smooth move or a tough transition? Protecting workers who’ll lose their jobs when the Eraring Power Station closes

The Centre for Future Work has written a submission to the Net Zero Economy Agency...

Research

Addressing the health workforce crisis in the Pacific

Skilled health workers from Pacific Island countries are being poached to plug Australia’s shortage of care workers.

Too much work and too few paid hours?

The 2025 Go Home on Time survey highlights widespread dissatisfaction with paid work hours, and employees working excessive unpaid overtime.

Australian Sovereignty and the Path to Peace – 2025 Laurie Carmichael Lecture

The Hon. Doug Cameron argues that Australia is sacrificing its sovereignty and long‑term economic and social interests by deepening its

Too much work and too few paid hours?

The 2025 Go Home on Time survey highlights widespread dissatisfaction with paid work hours, and employees working excessive unpaid overtime.

Fiona Macdonald, Interim Director, Centre for Future Work

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