Inclusive Prosperity
Inequality In Australia: A Bill to shift the debate By Jenny McAllister
Seventy years after Australia’s burst of post-war institution building, it’s time to reorient our economic institutions to the challenges of our times. That’s why I’m introducing a bill to require Read More
Report “Inequality: The Facts and the Future” By Michael Cooney
The Inclusive Prosperity Commission is a major policy project of the Chifley Research Centre, the think tank of the Australian Labor Party. Since its launch in 2014, the Commission has Read More
Why is everyone talking about Medicare privatisation? By Michael Cooney
Malcolm Turnbull has started saying the Government won’t privatise Medicare. Is that even a thing? We explain. The West Australian newspaper revealed a big secret in February this year. The newspaper’s Read More
What is the difference between Labor and Liberal on Medicare? By Michael Cooney
For more than thirty years, Medicare has been there when Australians need it. A sick child in the night, a pensioner with a persistent headache, a middle or working class Read More
The elephant in the room ignored by Scott Morrison: Automation, robotics and the future of work By Barry Dunning
“This budget is an economic plan, it's not just another budget.” With those words Scott Morrison opened last Tuesday’s Budget speech. There was plenty of time for three-word slogans, with Read More
Future of Work
It’s time to change the laws for workers By Tim Kennedy
Over the last few decades, the way we live and work has changed, and our workplace laws have not kept up. The Fair Work Act, which sets out the laws for Read More
CRACKDOWN By Cressida Wall
What do Garfield Barwick and Josh Frydenberg have in common? Let me give you a clue: paid parental leave. The notorious Cressida Wall explains. Oh my god. A week after the Budget, Read More
MAY DAY – A DAY TO REFLECT ON OUR ACHIEVEMENTS By Brendan O'Connor
Over the weekend, on May Day, many Australians lined the city streets marching in commemoration of the achievements of workers. It’s a telling sign of solidarity internationally as people the world Read More
Inclusive prosperity: What next? By David Coats
The Chifley Research Centre were kind enough to organise a programme of meetings for me in Sydney, Canberra and Melbourne to coincide with the publication of my paper Building a Read More
Inequality is impacting our politics and our lifespans By David Coats
We should fear the effects of inequality on our politics and our lifespans, not just our economy and society. Inequality isn’t just destabilising capitalism or denying our people a fair Read More
New Progressive Thinking
What’s the Matter with America? Nothing that Can’t be Fixed by Australia By Brett Gale
When the Chifley Research Centre sponsored American author Thomas Frank’s visit to Australia earlier this year we subtitled his visit “Lessons for Australia from Trump’s America. As it turns out Read More
Give Australia’s Environment the Protection It Deserves By Brett Gale
It’s an odd paradox of Australian life that while we love to boast globally about our natural environment we don’t really have the structures in place to adequately protect it. The Read More
Protecting the Future: Federal Leadership for Australia’s Environment By Brett Gale
Australians are immensely proud of our natural environment. From our golden beaches to our verdant rainforests, Australia seems to be a nation blessed with an abundance of nature’s riches. Our Read More
Will India ever Align with the West? By Kadira Pethiyagoda
When Indian and American Foreign and Defence Ministers/Secretaries met this week, they signed an agreement which would further strengthen security ties and the broader strategic partnership between the two countries. Read More
Loneliness: Our Public Health Problem By Andrew Giles
Australians aren’t known for talking about their problems, or for reaching out to others. This needs to change, because social isolation is on the rise and its effects are alarming. A Read More
Progress is happening
Interview with Matthew Laza, Director of the Policy Network
As social democratic parties continue to lose elections in Europe they are increasingly looking to Australia and New Zealand as beacons of hope. Chifley Executive Director Brett Gale recently caught Read More
Shake up energy market regulation now!
Gabrielle Kuiper explains how to make the energy market a strength, not a weakness, for the environment and growth We need a shake-up of energy market regulation The independent Review of Governance Read More
Raising the GST is a lazy reflex by conservatives
Chifley Executive Director Michael Cooney takes the long handle to the so-called policy arguments for a GST The right-wing brain explosion over a higher GST is a case of evidence-free policy. Read More
Increasing structural inequality and gender pay gap put a drag on economic growth
Katharine Murphy reports on our latest paper. Labor think tank says party conference must address nation's rising inequality A new paper produced by the inclusive prosperity commission attached to Labor’s official thinktank, Read More
Labor pulls the right levers
Labor's conference showed good politics and good policy converge in the here and now, writes Nicholas Reece in the Age Labor is finally on the right side of the debate. Watch Read More
IN THE MEDIA
To win the battle of ideas, progressive voices must be ever present in the media, taking the battle head on. Here are our most recent media appearances.
New Executive Director Announced
30 Oct 2017
Applications Open: Executive Director
07 Aug 2017
Chifley Board Statement about Michael Cooney
12 May 2017
Cameron Clyne
Cameron Clyne is the former CEO of National Australia Bank and now chairman of advisory firm Camel Partners and a
Catherine King
Catherine King is the Shadow Minister for Health and Member for Ballarat.
Cilla DeLacy
Cilla has 20 years’ experience in public policy and corporate strategy across the water, land use planning and environmental management
David Coats
David Coats is in Australia as a Visitor at the Chifley Research Centre. He is a research fellow at the
Gabrielle Kuiper
Dr Gabrielle Kuiper has a background in science, sustainability and urban planning. She was previously Senior Adviser, Climate Change, Energy
Jim Chalmers
Jim Chalmers MP is Shadow Minister for Finance, and the federal Labor Member for Rankin. Prior to his election
Linda Tirado
Linda Tirado is a completely average American. She also has good rants about how much it sucks to be poor
Terri Butler
Terri Butler is the federal Labor Member for Griffith, Queensland.
Tim Kennedy
Tim Kennedy is national secretary of the National Union of Workers, organising for secure jobs and a fair Australia.
