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Declaration for the future of Queensland’s rangelands

The Royal Society of Queensland and partner organisations AgForce and NRM Regions QLD have released a Declaration (20.8.19) regarding rural policy in Queensland, and committing to collaboratively

There’s an obvious reason wages aren’t growing, but you won’t hear it from Treasury or the Reserve Bank

TJ Ryan Foundation Research Associate, David Peetz, writes in The Conversation (9.9.19) that, after decades of research showing the link between union power and wages growth, government

For the first time in a long time, we’re setting up a generation to be worse off than the one before it

Kate Griffiths and Danielle Wood write in The Conversation (18.8.19) about their new Grattan Institute report on intergenerational inequality in Australia, suggesting that young Australians are no

Drought policy in Australia

In this paper (10.8.19), Ben Rees offers his impressions of questionable economics underpinning drought policy in Australia, in light of comments from AgForce about managing the

There’s a reason you’re feeling no better off than 10 years ago. Here’s what HILDA says about well-being

Peter Martin writes in The Conversation (30.7.19) about the latest findings from the University of Melbourne’s Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey, which shows

Inequality is growing, but it is also changing as Australia’s super rich evolve

Salvatore Ferraro writes in The Conversation (15.7.19) about the increasing inequality between the richer and poorer members of Australian society, and how the ‘wealth gap’ is

A rising tide that hasn’t lifted all boats

Peter Whiteford writes in Inside Story (29.5.19) about continually widening inequality in Australia, arguing that the evidence shows our society is becoming less ‘fair’ for those

Event: ‘Webtopia’ book launch

The TJ Ryan Foundation extends an invitation to our subscribers to attend the Brisbane book launch of Peter Lewis’ ‘Webtopia’. The book traces our digital journey since

Event: 2019 Keith Hancock Lecture – The Future of Work

On Wednesday, 22 May 2019, TJ Ryan Foundation Research Associate, Professor John Quiggin, will present his 2019 Keith Hancock Lecture on ‘The Future of Work’. The public

Expect tax cuts and an emptying of the cupboards in a budget cleanout as the billions roll in

Warren Hogan writes in The Conversation (26.3.19) that, ahead of the Morrison government’s budget package, royalty and taxation revenue has been pouring in rapidly. The author

Ultra low wage growth isn’t accidental. It is the intended outcome of government policies

TJ Ryan Foundation Board member, John Quiggin, writes in The Conversation (18.3.19) about an inadvertent ‘admission’ by Finance Minister, Mathias Cormann, that the government has been

Gender equity – the way things are going, we won’t reach true parity until the 22nd century

Rebecca Cassels and Alan Duncan write in The Conversation (8.3.19) about the prospects in Australia for closer gender equity in the workplace, suggesting that the ‘hard

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