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Employment

Where are people working from home, and how could this reshape Australia’s cities and regions?
New data by SGS shows the locations where Australian residents were regularly working from home before the pandemic. This analysis is a step towards understanding how working remotely could reshape th...

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Arts and Culture

Australia’s creative sector can lead post COVID-19 recovery, but it needs immediate support
The creative and cultural industries sector has been hit hard by the COVID-19 restrictions in Australia and internationally. Here are five ideas on how to support the creative and cultural industry se...

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Employment

COVID-19: Divide between the ‘haves and have-nots’ may escalate when major fiscal support programs end
A new analysis by Senior Consultant James Atkinson shows the end of major fiscal support programs may widen the divide between workers in the richest and poorest suburbs in Melbourne, Sydney and Adela...
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