Publications

The TJ Ryan Foundation, with the support of the Queensland University of Technology, QSuper and the Queensland Council of Unions, presented its major conference for 2017

Giovanni Di Lieto writes in The Conversation (16.8.17) that the Palaszczuk Government’s proposed ‘Buy Queensland first’ strategy has questionable economic logic, and also explicitly contravenes a

Tina Rampino, Mark Western and Wojtek Tomaszewski from the University of Queensland’s Institute for Social Science Research write in The Conversation (15.8.17) about their recent research into

Greg Jericho comments in The Guardian (8.8.17) that a recent Grattan Institute report suggests those who attribute the rise of nationalist parties, such as One Nation,

Jennifer Chesters writes in The Conversation (8.8.17) that, if the gap in Australia between the wealth of the billionaires and that of the average residents continues

Frank Bongiorno writes in Inside Story (3.8.17) that the evidence that birth and luck play an outsized role in our lives is overwhelming. So how, the author

John Falzon comments in The Guardian (1.8.17) on the increasing consensus of opinion that inequality in Australia is getting worse, arguing that some in politics are

Roger Wilkins writes in The Conversation (2.8.17) about the latest release of the HILDA (Household Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia) survey data, pointing out that

John Wanna writes in The Conversation (29.7.17) about a new Productivity Commission report on ‘rising protectionism’, arguing that current government policy is penalising the sector of the

TJ Ryan Foundation Board member, John Quiggin, writes in Inside Story (25.7.17) about recent data showing increasing levels of social and economic inequality. With the gender

Tim Colebatch writes in Inside Story (25.7.17) about Opposition Leader Bill Shorten’s recent speech on inequality and the Australian economy, suggesting that the topic is now

Katharine Murphy reports in The Guardian (21.7.17) on a key speech from federal Opposition Leader, Bill Shorten, in which he declared that inequality is the greatest