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Women, underemployment and gender inequality in the labour force

01 Oct 2021

Latest underemployment and labour force figures underscore gender inequalities and suggest disadvantages are passing to future generations.

Steady business exit rates show post-JobKeeper fallout yet to emerge

25 Aug 2021

Australia is not yet seeing the level of business closures predicted for when JobKeeper and other support measures ended, say UNSW Business academics.

A surge in demand: what record job vacancies mean for Australia

08 Jul 2021

There are key reasons why Australia's largest-ever spike in job vacancies does not mean employers are able to fill vacancies, says a UNSW Business School expert.

What the Bureau of Statistics didn't highlight: our continuing upward redistribution of wealth

21 Aug 2019

Better data would tell us more about the ultrawealthy, but they really do seem to be growing more wealthy, more quickly, than the rest of us.

Using the ABS to conduct a same-sex marriage poll is legally shaky and lacks legitimacy

10 Aug 2017

The Turnbull government’s decision to put the Australian Bureau of Statistics in charge of a voluntary postal plebiscite on same-sex marriage has left many scratching their heads, writes Paul Kildea.

Banks still out in the cold

11 Jul 2008

Banks are still to face chilly winds blowing from the sub prime mortgage crisis, Commonwealth Bank head Ralph Norris said in a speech at UNSW.