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September 2024
reports
A Stronger Safety Net: The case for a community financial rights service for Queenslanders
Financial services for disadvantaged Australians are critical to end cycles of poverty and to address economic inequality. In recognising this, Australian governments have in recent decades established dedicated Financial Rights...
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September 2024
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Breaking the Cycle: Public Sector Austerity and its Consequences in Tasmania
This report analyses long term public sector wage dynamics in Tasmania, and compares them with Australia's mainland jurisdictions. Using long-term price and wage data, it examines the unique decline in...
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August 2024
articles
Inside the Democratic National Convention
The McKell Institute had a front row seat for Kamala Harris’ nomination. Here’s what it was like.  

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Future Queensland – Election Briefing #3

Oct 1, 2024

This is the third in a series of short briefings ahead of the Queensland election in October. It was the calm before the storm last week as the leaders of both parties continued to traverse the state but still offering little in the way of new policy announcements....

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Future Queensland – Election Briefing #2

Sep 25, 2024

This is part of a series of short briefings ahead of the October election. The first week of the campaign saw the leaders of the major parties crisscrossing the state making their case directly to voters. Housing was a clear theme for the Government this week. Premier...

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