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Australia's Economic Wellbeing:
An annual analysis of Australia's cities and regions
Whittlesea gender equity:
Analysis informs more equitable employment opportunities for women in Melbourne's northern suburbs.
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: Economically-sound strategy helps position Ballarat as a creative city now and into the future.
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Closing the divide: essential workers, Australian cities and COVID-19
Essential workers have been keeping Australia’s cities moving during the COVID-19 pandemic – and the structure of our cities has put many in harm's way. Urban policy needs to adapt quickly to address ...
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Co-operative and Mutual Enterprises (CMEs) contribute billions to the Australian economy and play a vital and quantifiable role locally and internationally, shows new report
In 2019-20, co-operative and mutual enterprises (CMEs) contributed a whopping $90 billion towards Australian incomes, $20 billion towards Australia’s GDP and 180,000 full-time equivalent jobs reveals ...
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Employment precincts have a greater economic value than you probably think, and they will play an essential role in Australia’s post-COVID economy
As Australia's economy starts to recover from a COVID-19 recession, voices calling to cut red tape and increase flexibility in employment and industrial zones are getting louder. Two recurrent myths o...