By John Rice, University of New England and Nigel Martin, Australian National University
This week the Productivity Commission released …
By John Rice, University of New England and Nigel Martin, Australian National University
This week the Productivity Commission released …
The Productivity Commission has recommended changes be made to weekend penalty rates for businesses in the retail, hospitality and entert…
The Productivity Commission has recommended the federal government introduce a streamlined process for small businesses going through a volu…
Those looking for the detail on insolvency changes announced in the Federal Government’s long awaited innovation statement won’t f…
Australia’s new employment minister and minister for women, Michaelia Cash says she welcomes a debate about penalty rates but the Turnbull…
There’s a new orthodoxy among more independent-minded policymakers, one that has only emerged in explicit terms in recent months: Austr…
The federal government has launched an inquiry into Australia’s intellectual property system in a bid to protect the rights of small bu…
Introducing a “no-fault” dismissal system into the Australian workplace relations system would save employers and the government thou…
Small businesses will be able to offer workers statutory employment contracts that combine elements of enterprise bargaining with individ…
The Productivity Commission has backed a cut in penalty rates on Sundays, a two-tier rate system and a restructure of the Fair Work Commi…
The arts and recreation sector is Australia’s most productive, according to a report issued by the Productivity Commission yesterday. T…
Gradually changing the minimum age individuals can access their super from 55 to 65 could save the Australian economy $7 billion by 2055,…
