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Older, bigger, slower growing, more diverse. Living standards at risk of going backwards. These were the key takeaways from the latest Federal Intergenerational Report (IGR), writes Dr Liz Allen. The intergenerational bargain or contract, which implicitly suggests that the country handed to each subsequent generation is the same, if not better, than the socioeconomic conditions enjoyed previously, has been eroded. Increasing or maintaining living standards can no longer be guaranteed. Australia’s dumb luck has run out.
Governments at all levels are still failing to properly address Australia’s housing affordability crisis and households around the country are suffering from this lack of action, writes CEDA Senior Economist Cassandra Winzar.
Read more Opinion article March 2, 2023The current buzz around skills-based recruitment is not new. Qualifications have long been used as a filter for recruitment, but now the weighting assigned to qualifications has shifted as sectors are reporting labour and skills shortages.
Read more Opinion article April 21, 2020University of Sydney United States Studies Centre Trade and Investment Program Director, Dr Stephen Kirchner, says that the COVID-19 crisis emphasises the link between Australia's global integration and productivity growth. As such, he argues that re-establishing Australia's international connectedness after the crisis should be a key priority for policymakers.
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