The public reporting of employer-level gender pay gaps by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency heralds a new era of transparency in the relative pay of women and men in Australia.
As many of us settle back into our work roles after the festive season, it’s worth considering the economic outlook for 2024 and what the year holds for Australian households.
The goal to increase women’s economic opportunities through employment has been foregrounded over the past two years in policy discussions at both Commonwealth and state government levels.
Household expenditure in Western Australia has continued to grow, according to the latest transactions data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
The Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre’s recent Building for the Future report laid bare the ongoing challenges faced by Western Australia’s private rental market.
THE Western Australian economy has continued to grow over the third quarter of this year, according to the latest Australian national accounts data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
Much of the oxygen in the run-up to the Jobs and Skills Summit was taken by a debate on how much Australia’s migration cap should be lifted to fill job vacancies in the short term.
THE Jobs and Skills Summit to be held in Canberra on September 1 and 2 fulfils one of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s key election commitments to address Australia’s growing skills crisis.
Western Australia’s domestic economy continues to grow, according to the latest quarterly national accounts data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
The Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre’s new ‘Behind the Line’ report provides the latest examination of poverty and disadvantage in Australia and offers evidence that rising housing costs are pushing many families into serious financial hardship.
The mask mandate may have taken some of the edge off consumer activity in WA over the Christmas season, but retail spending to the end of 2021 appears to have remained strong.
