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February 2023

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Under Pressure: Australia’s Mental Health Emergency

The mental health crisis in Australia is undeniable. According to pre-pandemic figures, almost one in five Australians experience mental illness each year, and almost 50 per cent of Australians experience...

February 2023

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Flexible But Fair: The Case for Extending Portable Leave Entitlements to the NDIS Workforce

This report examines the NDIS, and why a novel Portable Entitlements Scheme is a necessary policy intervention.

February 2023

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A decade of wages lost

Australian wages have been in a period of low wage growth for more than a decade.

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Media Release — Apprenticeships Taskforce a win for tradies, industry and state

Nov 14, 2022

Establishing a taskforce in Victoria to improve the work lives of apprentices is a win for the industry and state, according to The McKell Institute. In its pitch to voters ahead of the state election, Labor has announced it would establish an Apprenticeships Taskforce to make sure tradespeople are working in fair and safe environments.

Gig Economy Transport Workers Survey

Nov 14, 2022

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