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Boosting WA startups: Report calls for investment in talent, diversity and innovation
– WA trails behind other states in key innovation ecosystem metrics – – Overreliance on mining, energy and resources limits growth in emerging fields like AI – – Improving talent, gender diversity and access to capital can transform startup landscape... Read article
– WA trails behind other states in key innovation ecosystem metrics – – Overreliance on mining, energy and resources limits growth in emerging fields like AI – – Improving talent, gender diversity and access to capital can transform startup landscape... Read article
New report finds the changing nature of work provides new opportunities for workplace gender equality
– Part-time roles dropped by 3.2 percentage points in past two years – – A rise in flexible full-time and hybrid roles has enabled more employee choice – – Labour market is shifting, especially in women’s part-time and flexible work... Read article
– Part-time roles dropped by 3.2 percentage points in past two years – – A rise in flexible full-time and hybrid roles has enabled more employee choice – – Labour market is shifting, especially in women’s part-time and flexible work... Read article
Construction sector kickstart: calls for action on workforce, housing supply and sustainability to revive struggling industry
— High costs, labour shortages and demand putting pressure on the sector — — Up to 1.4 million spare bedrooms in WA highlights failure to use housing stock efficiently — — Calls for more ‘green’ construction, measures to attract workers... Read article
— High costs, labour shortages and demand putting pressure on the sector — — Up to 1.4 million spare bedrooms in WA highlights failure to use housing stock efficiently — — Calls for more ‘green’ construction, measures to attract workers... Read article
New report finds significant impact of China trade relationship on Australian households
A new report released by the Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre (BCEC) commissioned by the Australia China Business Council (ACBC) has quantified the economic impact of trade with China on Australian households. BCEC estimates that Australian trade with China increased disposable... Read article
A new report released by the Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre (BCEC) commissioned by the Australia China Business Council (ACBC) has quantified the economic impact of trade with China on Australian households. BCEC estimates that Australian trade with China increased disposable... Read article
Submission to the Joint Standing Committee on Trade and Investment Growth: Inquiry into the understanding and utilisation of benefits available to Australian industry and communities under Free Trade Agreements
This submission was prepared in response to the Joint Standing Committee on Trade and Investment Growth inquiry into benefits of Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) to Australia. This inquiry was established to report on the understanding and utilisation of benefits available... Read article
This submission was prepared in response to the Joint Standing Committee on Trade and Investment Growth inquiry into benefits of Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) to Australia. This inquiry was established to report on the understanding and utilisation of benefits available... Read article
Submission to the Joint Standing Committee on the NDIS: Inquiry into participant experience in rural, regional and remote Australia
This submission was prepared in response to the Joint Standing Committee on the National Disability Insurance Scheme’s (NDIS) inquiry into into participant experience in rural, regional and remote Australia. The submission highlights findings from Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre’s major report,... Read article
This submission was prepared in response to the Joint Standing Committee on the National Disability Insurance Scheme’s (NDIS) inquiry into into participant experience in rural, regional and remote Australia. The submission highlights findings from Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre’s major report,... Read article
Increasing disability employment could boost national economy by billions
— There is a widening employment gap between people with and without disability — — In 2022, only 53.1 per cent of people with work-limiting disability were employed, compared to 81.8 per cent of people without disability — — People... Read article
— There is a widening employment gap between people with and without disability — — In 2022, only 53.1 per cent of people with work-limiting disability were employed, compared to 81.8 per cent of people without disability — — People... Read article
Senate Inquiry Submission: Worsening rental crisis in Australia
This submission was prepared as a response to the Senate Inquiry into the worsening rental crisis in Australia. The submission highlights two major concerns with rental affordability in Australia; a lack of supply of affordable rental housing and rising rents... Read article
This submission was prepared as a response to the Senate Inquiry into the worsening rental crisis in Australia. The submission highlights two major concerns with rental affordability in Australia; a lack of supply of affordable rental housing and rising rents... Read article
New research finds significant economic impact of Chinese trade on Australian households
New research findings released by the Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre (BCEC) commissioned by the Australia China Business Council (ACBC) have quantified the economic impact of trade with China on Australian households. Using advanced economic modelling, the research estimates Australia’s trade... Read article
New research findings released by the Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre (BCEC) commissioned by the Australia China Business Council (ACBC) have quantified the economic impact of trade with China on Australian households. Using advanced economic modelling, the research estimates Australia’s trade... Read article
New report highlights wide disparity in Australian business’s gender pay equality performance
– Best performing Australian companies reduced gender pay gaps by 5.3pp in 3 years – – Businesses that conducted a pay audit improved their gender pay gaps – – Despite progress, women continue to be excluded from top salaries –... Read article
– Best performing Australian companies reduced gender pay gaps by 5.3pp in 3 years – – Businesses that conducted a pay audit improved their gender pay gaps – – Despite progress, women continue to be excluded from top salaries –... Read article
Diversification and ‘going green’ key to changing WA trade outlook
— WA’s international trade added $16,200 to average household incomes in 2022 — — Free trade agreements have increased Australian exports by $472 billion — — Rising levels of protectionism pose risks to economic growth — — WA ranks 12th... Read article
— WA’s international trade added $16,200 to average household incomes in 2022 — — Free trade agreements have increased Australian exports by $472 billion — — Rising levels of protectionism pose risks to economic growth — — WA ranks 12th... Read article
Housing affordability is deteriorating, and there’s no end in sight
— Rising interest rates have tripled loan delinquency among new mortgage holders — — Private rental affordability unlikely to improve in 2023 — — More funding needed for social housing and homelessness services — — Housing supply remains a major... Read article
— Rising interest rates have tripled loan delinquency among new mortgage holders — — Private rental affordability unlikely to improve in 2023 — — More funding needed for social housing and homelessness services — — Housing supply remains a major... Read article
The Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre team acknowledges the Wadjuk Nyungar people as the traditional owners of the land on which the Centre is situated.