Michael Cooney
New report measures the impact of penalty rate cuts on workers
A new report for the Chifley Research Centre shows the high cost for typical working Australians of cutting penalty rates. People with normal jobs in middle Australia will be significantly worse off every week if penalty rates are cut. Cutting … Read More
Interview with Terence Szuplat
Terence Szuplat was a Special Assistant to the President and served as a foreign policy speechwriter for President Barack Obama from 2009-2017 and deputy director of White House speechwriting from 2013-2017. During his years in the West Wing, Terry helped … Read More
Report “Inequality: The Facts and the Future”
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 been exploring the threat to Australia’s future economic growth presented … Read More
Inclusive Prosperity – The Presentation
A guide to inclusive prosperity from ChifleyResearch
Why is everyone talking about Medicare privatisation?
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 respected federal politics editor Andrew Probyn reported: Medicare, pharmaceutical … Read More
What is the difference between Labor and Liberal on Medicare?
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 family, we’ve all known we could get a doctor’s appointment … Read More
The Liberals’ Economy in three charts
Jobs and Growth? Not so much. Every three months the National Accounts are published and tell us what’s happening in the economy. Mr Turnbull and the Liberals were quick to claim the credit for economic growth. But what are the … Read More
Add your voice to the inequality debate
Rising inequality isn’t just being driven by economic change or even conservative public policy. Bad corporate behaviour is making the problem worse. To turn the problem around, we need more than just a new government with better ideas, we need … Read More
The impact of speeches on foreign policy
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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. Instead, we should be trying to restore structural balance … Read More
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.
