Publications

Jennifer Johns writes in The Conversation (7.7.17) that differences in attitudes toward globalisation make cooperation between the world’s leading economies extremely difficult, as evidenced at the weekend’s

Felicity Caldwell reports in the Brisbane Times (20.7.17) on the release of the Queensland Productivity Commission’s draft report from its inquiry into the state’s manufacturing sector.

Nicholas Biddle and Francis Markham write in The Conversation (6.7.17) that recently released Census data shows there is worrying income inequality between, but also within, regions

Policy Online carries a link (21.6.17) to a Centre for Future Work report which identifies several indicators suggesting that the economic opportunities for domestic manufacturing in Australia

Roger Wilkins writes in The Conversation (20.6.17) about Australian household income statistics, pointing out that while the data show wealth inequality has grown in recent times,

Greg Jericho comments in The Guardian (11.6.17) on recent economic figures showing a decline in wages growth and jobs numbers in Australia, leading to household income

Greg Jericho comments in The Guardian (13.6.17) on Australia’s stagnating economy, arguing that government intervention is necessary since ‘the old fixes of cutting rates and reducing

The ABC’s Allyson Horn reports (13.6.17) on details of the Palaszczuk government’s third budget, including input from TJ Ryan Foundation Research Associates, Chris Salisbury and Paul

Tim Colebatch writes in Inside Story (10.6.17) that economic growth in Australia continues to be slow and uneven, and governments seem unable to distribute its benefits

TJ Ryan Foundation Board member, John Quiggin, writes in Inside Story (9.6.17) about the widening backlash against the excesses and negative effects of globalisation, with the

The ABC’s Antony Funnell reports (31.5.17) on the steady rise of the so-called ‘gig’ or digital economy, and what an increasingly casualised and contracted workforce means

Michael Gordon comments in the Brisbane Times (2.6.17) on Australia’s long-lasting record of economic growth, and what this has meant in terms of fair and equitable