We don’t just work quietly at our desks. We’re vocal. Engaging with the media is one of the best ways to get our message out there, and we’re not afraid to be opinionated. Browse our media pieces and appearances below.
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September 25, 2023
Why a job can be a fast track into poverty
A job can be a fast track into poverty, says the author of a new report, while mutual obligation requirements for young people on the dole often perversely make them less employable, not more. The solution lies in the creation of new-generation, earn-while-you-learn qualifications that embed practical paid-on-the-job training with formal education, in the style of ... Read more
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April 20, 2023
Don’t forget the small communities when transitioning to renewables
The recent news that Origin, one of Australia’s leading energy producers, was bringing forward the closure of Australia’s largest coal-fired power station was welcomed by environmentalists across the country. It closely follows AGL’s announcement that it was expediting closures of many of its oldest fossil fuel sites. At a time when the window for credible direct action on climate ... Read more
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April 20, 2023
The case for high-speed rail is bigger than business
As a federal election draws closer, and the major parties square off with their respective policy platforms, Labor’s spokeswoman for infrastructure, transport and regional development, Catherine King, has vowed to create a High Speed Rail Authority to ‘make the business case’ for a bullet train, like those found in Japan and across Europe, to connect our ... Read more
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April 20, 2023
Blueprint to generate jobs across economy
A national energy plan to create hundreds of thousands of jobs across the economy has been commissioned by the sparkies who would roll it out. More than 450,000 jobs could be created over the coming decades, according to a blueprint by independent think tank Per Capita for the Electrical Trades Union. ETU Acting National Secretary ... Read more
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April 20, 2023
Jobs and Skills Summit is good start to ensuring workers are no longer left behind
If anything could be described as a political touchstone for Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, surely it would be his oft-invoked ambition for “a country where no one is held back, and no one is left behind.” Former prime (and multi!) minister Scott Morrison took a markedly different approach with his “those who have a go ... Read more
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April 20, 2023
The Age of Anti Ambition
Since the pandemic, millions of people have quit their jobs, changed careers or decided not to put their hand-up for promotion. It’s been called The Great Resignation or Quiet Quitting where more of us are deciding we want a better work life balance. Per Capita’s Shirley Jackson joined a panel discussion at the Melbourne Writers ... Read more
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April 20, 2023
Australia’s security at risk if we fail to solve skills shortage
There is broad consensus among business leaders that skills shortages are biting hard across the economy. Australia needs more construction managers, more sparkies, more early childhood teachers, more aged care workers, more nurses, more technology workers. There has certainly been plenty of discussion about tech workers in particular, as these jobs will drive the growth ... Read more
