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Tag Archives: employment
Interviewed for ABC Podcast ‘The Signal’. How the dole bludger was born.
I was interviewed about the history of unemployment in Australia and, more specifically, the history of how Australia has treated unemployed workers. We haven’t always been so punitive. For about 25 years after WW2 unemployment was seen as a collective … Continue reading
Posted in radio interview, unemployment
Tagged Australia, employment, history, podcast, politics
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Labor wants to pay childcare wages itself. A perfect storm makes it not such a bad idea
This article was first published in The Conversation. Warwick Smith, University of Melbourne This article is part of an election series on wages, industrial relations, Labor and the union movement ahead of the 2019 federal election. You can read other … Continue reading
Posted in Australian politics, Economic theory, Gender
Tagged child care, employment, Federal election 2019, Free market, gender pay gap, Labor party, women
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RRR Uncommon Sense interview on full employment
I was interviewed by Amy Mullins on Uncommon Sense following the publication of my report on the history of unemployment in Australia. The interview is about 40 minutes long which allowed us to really delve into the topic of unemployment. … Continue reading
Posted in Australian politics, Inequality, Media appearance, political economy, radio
Tagged employment, history, history of economics, unemployment
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Report launch: Unemployment policy in Australia: a brief history
This report was launched at a post-budget event where I was on a discussion panel with Wayne Swan, Stephen Koukoulas and Emma Dawson on May 16. You can listen to a podcast of the event. Executive Summary Maintaining full employment … Continue reading
Posted in Australian politics, political economy
Tagged employment, full employment, history, history of economics, inflation, unemployment
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Reconstructing Economics 