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Chris Twomey takes out two state championship stand up paddleboard titles
Chris Twomey is back in the water and winning state titles. After a two-year hiatus from the state championships due to illness, Chris, Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre’s Senior Industry Fellow, has returned to winning form. Held in Geraldton, Western Australia, on... Read article
Chris Twomey is back in the water and winning state titles. After a two-year hiatus from the state championships due to illness, Chris, Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre’s Senior Industry Fellow, has returned to winning form. Held in Geraldton, Western Australia, on... Read article
Watch the full ‘Building the Dream’ report launch now
Our latest report, Building the Dream: The future of Western Australia’s construction industry, was launched on Wednesday 10 July at Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre. This new report found that the construction sector is facing significant challenges including a severe shortage... Read article
Our latest report, Building the Dream: The future of Western Australia’s construction industry, was launched on Wednesday 10 July at Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre. This new report found that the construction sector is facing significant challenges including a severe shortage... Read article
Australian Journal of Labour Economics Volume 26 Number 2 is out now
Volume 26, number 2 of the Australian Journal or Labour Economics (AJLE) is out now, with three brand new articles. The AJLE is a forum for the analysis of labour economics and labour relations. The first paper is based on... Read article
Volume 26, number 2 of the Australian Journal or Labour Economics (AJLE) is out now, with three brand new articles. The AJLE is a forum for the analysis of labour economics and labour relations. The first paper is based on... Read article
Federal Budget 2024-25 reflections
Reflections on the 2024-25 Federal Budget Treasurer Jim Chalmers led with cost-of-living relief and inflation control as the centrepiece of this year’s Federal budget, along with investment in new housing, infrastructure, and decarbonisation initiatives. There are certainly some important commitments... Read article
Reflections on the 2024-25 Federal Budget Treasurer Jim Chalmers led with cost-of-living relief and inflation control as the centrepiece of this year’s Federal budget, along with investment in new housing, infrastructure, and decarbonisation initiatives. There are certainly some important commitments... Read article
Western Australian Budget 2024-25 reflections
First reflections on the WA 2024-25 Budget This is the first WA budget with Premier Roger Cook and Treasurer Rita Saffioti at the helm, and it’s a strong debut. The budget measures laid down by Treasurer Saffioti this afternoon lean... Read article
First reflections on the WA 2024-25 Budget This is the first WA budget with Premier Roger Cook and Treasurer Rita Saffioti at the helm, and it’s a strong debut. The budget measures laid down by Treasurer Saffioti this afternoon lean... Read article
BCEC researchers clean up at Faculty research awards
Three Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre researchers have been recognised in the 2023 Curtin University Faculty of Business and Law Research and Industry Staff Awards for their outstanding contributions to research in the faculty. Professor Astghik Mavisakalyan, Principal Research Fellow, took... Read article
Three Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre researchers have been recognised in the 2023 Curtin University Faculty of Business and Law Research and Industry Staff Awards for their outstanding contributions to research in the faculty. Professor Astghik Mavisakalyan, Principal Research Fellow, took... Read article
Professor Alan Duncan named 2023 recipient of Austin Holmes Award
Professor Alan Duncan, Director of the Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre, has been named the 2023 recipient of the prestigious Austin Holmes Award. The Austin Holmes Award recognises distinguished Western Australian economists and is given out by the Economics Society of... Read article
Professor Alan Duncan, Director of the Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre, has been named the 2023 recipient of the prestigious Austin Holmes Award. The Austin Holmes Award recognises distinguished Western Australian economists and is given out by the Economics Society of... Read article
Women in Leadership Journey 5 continues in Perth
The Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre was part of Curtin University’s team in delivering the Women in Leadership Journey 5 (WILJ5) in August this year. Supported by Aus4Skills and the Vietnam Australia Centre, Curtin University’s WILJ5 team delivered sessions in Perth,... Read article
The Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre was part of Curtin University’s team in delivering the Women in Leadership Journey 5 (WILJ5) in August this year. Supported by Aus4Skills and the Vietnam Australia Centre, Curtin University’s WILJ5 team delivered sessions in Perth,... Read article
Australian Labour Market Research Workshop 2023 – Call for papers
The Australian Labour Market Research Workshop (ALMRW) is pleased to announce the official call for papers. The Australian Labour Market Research Workshop (ALMRW) 2023 will be held at Jobs and Skills Australia, 50 Marcus Clarke Street in Canberra, on Monday... Read article
The Australian Labour Market Research Workshop (ALMRW) is pleased to announce the official call for papers. The Australian Labour Market Research Workshop (ALMRW) 2023 will be held at Jobs and Skills Australia, 50 Marcus Clarke Street in Canberra, on Monday... Read article
BCEC PhD candidate awarded prestigious UNU-WIDER Visiting Fellowship
Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre PhD candidate Robert Mackay has been awarded a prestigious United Nations University-World Institute Development Economics Research (UNU-Wider) Visiting Fellowship. Beginning in September this year and running for three months, this fellowship aligns with Robert’s thesis, analysing community... Read article
Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre PhD candidate Robert Mackay has been awarded a prestigious United Nations University-World Institute Development Economics Research (UNU-Wider) Visiting Fellowship. Beginning in September this year and running for three months, this fellowship aligns with Robert’s thesis, analysing community... Read article
A note on the Fair Work Commission’s minimum wage review
The size of the increase in the minimum wage provided for in the Fair Work Commission’s review is at the higher end of expectations. The Commission announced a ‘headline’ 5.75 per cent increase in the national minimum wage and for... Read article
The size of the increase in the minimum wage provided for in the Fair Work Commission’s review is at the higher end of expectations. The Commission announced a ‘headline’ 5.75 per cent increase in the national minimum wage and for... Read article
A note on the Commonwealth Rent Assistance announcement in the Federal Budget 2023
Today’s budget announcement to lift the maximum rate of Commonwealth Rent Assistance (CRA) by 15 per cent will provide relief to renters and is a step in the right direction. But it is worth putting the CRA increase in context.... Read article
Today’s budget announcement to lift the maximum rate of Commonwealth Rent Assistance (CRA) by 15 per cent will provide relief to renters and is a step in the right direction. But it is worth putting the CRA increase in context.... 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.