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Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre

Locality: Bentley, Western Australia

Phone: +61 8 9266 1744

Address: Level 4, Building 408, Curtin University, Kent Street 6102 Bentley, WA, Australia

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25.01.2022 More women at the top proves better for business according to Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre 2020 Gender Equity Insights report. Here are the top takeaways d...ecision makers should be paying attention to: Profitability, performance and productivity increase under female leadership Female top-tier managers add 6.6 per cent to market value of ASX companies Female leadership will help businesses thrive in a post-COVID world Invest in your Diversity & Inclusion strategy with our high-impact corporate mentoring. Learn more here: https://www.inspiringrarebirds.com/corporate-mentoring-pro/

24.01.2022 Just released: BCEC May Monthly Labour Market Update The initial shock of the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in more than 835,000 people having left employment between April and May and a labour force that has shrunk to 12.1 million workers, from almost 13 million at the beginning of 2020. While this BCEC labour market update brings more bad news, there is evidence that the worst may be behind us. ... There are grounds for being optimistic about a rapid recovery. The rebound should be reasonably rapid once restrictions are lifted, as long as the economy can stay in a holding pattern through that time and the virus can be kept at bay. Read more: https://bit.ly/2CCvide

24.01.2022 The February BCEC Monthly Labour Market Update based on the most recent ABS Labour Force survey gives us an important baseline to compare the large disruptions and changes we are going to see in the coming months. This month our standard commentary has been replaced by a re-cap of the labour market as it stood just over a month ago in February, insights into where COVID-19 might take the labour market and which indicators will be important to watch and how these might change... in the coming months. We will continue to produce the BCEC Monthly Labour Market update each month as the ABS Labour Force survey is released. This will be in conjunction with new analysis and other research outputs that will inform us of the impact of COVID-19 on the Australian and state and territory labour markets. Read the latest Monthly Labour Market Update here: https://bit.ly/3dXES8S

24.01.2022 We're incredibly proud to know our research is being used to drive positive change. Did you know that profitiability, performance and productivity increase under female leadership? For more info on how women in top positions benefit businesses you can read our report, Gender Equity Insights 2020: Delivering the Business Outcomes. ... https://bit.ly/2AQQeN0

22.01.2022 New Research Released: Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre Monthly Labour Market Update * Reaching 150,000 jobs by 2024 is becoming a harder target to meet for WA * - Alan Duncan * More part-time work, more underemployment, falling hours - more uncertainty * - Rebecca Cassells... * Will NSW be the state of origin for a recovery in jobs? * - Michael Dockery Read more BCEC analysis of Australian Bureau of Statistics labour force data in our latest Monthly Labour Market Update: BCEC Monthly Labour Market Update - January 2020 http://bit.ly/2V8yt3z

20.01.2022 Short-term casual workers those casuals who have been employed in their current job for less than 12 months constitute around 1 million workers and make-up 40% of Australias casual workforce. The JobKeeper wage subsidy package announced on the 30th March excludes short-term casuals from eligibility. A worker that was employed on the 2nd March 2019 is therefore ineligible for the JobKeeper payment under the current criteria. Given this exclusion, its important to underst...and who exactly these workers are and what arguments might exist for excluding them. Read more: https://bit.ly/3e4T7IT

20.01.2022 Just Released: June Labour Market Update The latest labour market figures show a labour market in recovery, with almost a quarter of the 835,000 jobs lost between April and May, and over a third of the hours lost added back to the labour force in June. However, there are still concerning signs, including the continued loss of full-time work. All of the gains in employment between May and June have been in part-time employment, with a quarter of a million part-time workers ad...ded to the labour force, while more than 38,000 full-timers lost work. One of the biggest impediments to a full recovery is uncertainty. This uncertainty is amplified by new and increasing outbreaks. Businesses and workers also need assurances that if lockdowns and trading restrictions are going to be a standard policy response over the coming months, that they also have access to adequate supports and that these are as well targeted as possible. Read more: https://bit.ly/3jfnFdu

20.01.2022 Climate change presents an immediate challenge to the way we work and the types of jobs and skills that will be needed to respond. BCEC in partnership with the Future of Work Institute will be holding a symposium on Climate Change and the Future of Work in Australia on Friday the 14th February in Perth. Please join our panel, Professor John Hewson, ANU Crawford School & BCEC Professorial Fellow; Professor Sharon K Parker, Director of the Centre for Transformative Work Design...; Louise Giolitto, CEO, WACOSS and Astghik Mavisakalyan, BCEC Principal Research Fellow. This symposium will bring together leaders to discuss the policy settings and response needed now and in the future to address the impact climate change, is and will have on our working lives. Find out more and register: http://bit.ly/2S3l0bB

19.01.2022 Our Happy Workers report may be three years old but the findings are as relevant today as they were then. Work matters. Having a job not only gives us the ability to afford everyday things, it gives us a sense of identity and purpose and provides us with the social connections we need every day. Great to be celebrating this partnership and important report with mwah.live

18.01.2022 BCEC are committed to providing the analysis and expert commentary needed to understand how COVID-19 is impacting the West Australian and Australian labour market and economy. We have dedicated our research activities to bring you new insights and information on potential jobs losses, business impacts, the health workforce, vulnerable populations and the ability for us to stay connected. We have just released our first research brief on our ability to adapt to digital communi...cations while physically distancing. Many of us are already quite good at keeping in touch through text messages, mobile phones or the internet, but this not necessarily the case for older cohorts. And not everyone has access to the internet or even mobile phones to keep connected when physically isolating. Read more about our ability to connect digitally: https://bcec.edu.au//physical-isolation-staying-connected/

18.01.2022 New Research: Gender Equity Insights 2020: Delivering the Business Outcomes ~ More women at the top proves better for business. BCEC and Workplace Gender Equality Agency have today released the fifth report in their Gender Equity Insights series. Using the world-leading WGEA reporting data this report breaks new ground and shows a clear and compelling causal link between more women in leadership positions and improvements in company performance. Our report shows that profi...tability, performance and productivity increases under female leadership and female top-tier managers add 6.6 per cent to market value of ASX companies As we navigate our way through COVID-19 and towards economic recovery, leadership has never been more important. This research shows that female leadership has the potential to help companies move through the crisis and thrive in a post-COVID world. Read more: https://bit.ly/2AQQeN0

17.01.2022 **EVENT UPDATE: We regret to inform you that due to advice on COVID-19 the BCEC 2020 Research Rumble presentation on 30 March has been postponed. We are disappointed this has been necessary, but hope to reschedule the Research Rumble presentation later in the year.**

17.01.2022 Just released: BCEC April Monthly Labour Market Update The figures look dire to say the least - headline figures show employment losses of 600,000 people, which takes Australias labour force down to 12.4 million. The last time the labour force was this size was in December 2017.... BCECs new estimate of 9.7% unemployment show we are not quite at the point reached during the Great Depression, but if we take into account hours of work lost, total labour force underutilisation is reaching 23%. The jump in the unemployment rate will be just the first of a series of rises in the headline figure. How many months that series of rises in the headline figures runs for, and how quickly displaced workers can be re-absorbed into the employed workforce will be a critical factor in determining the degree of economic pain inflicted on the economy as a whole, and on individuals and their families. Read more: https://bit.ly/2LF5vTc

16.01.2022 Catch up on the latest news from BCEC with our August E-Newsletter. Read highlights from our recent research, staff news and learn about our upcoming events: https://bit.ly/2QYZJhB

15.01.2022 COVID-19 has significantly impacted on businesses and workers over the last three months, with most business predictions reported back in March playing out across the sectors. Our new Research Brief Impact and Response of Businesses in Australia to COVID-19 provides an overview of the state of businesses in Australia throughout the COVID-19 pandemic from mid-March through to latest business impacts in June. The immediate impacts resulting from the crisis are reviewed, and... the extent to which businesses have responded to these impacts including changes to their workforce and the take-up of supports available, where they are seeking advice from and how their business operations and practices have changed. Our analysis shows that both the impact of COVID-19 is notably different by both business size and industry and that there is a clear difference in the ability to adapt organisational practices and to avail of supports depending on business size and sector. Read the report: https://bit.ly/3f6dqWD

15.01.2022 We've got an all star panel of industry experts and leaders for our upcoming event, Green Shoots: Opportunitites to grow a sustainable WA economy. Join us on 12 November for this very special report launch with Elizabeth Brennan, Managing Director, agdots; Yvonne Power, Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer, Village Energy and Piers Verstegen, Executive Director, Conservation Council of Western Australia in a facilitated discussion with Jessica Strutt, Journalist and Present...er, ABC Radio Perth. While our understanding of the factors deteriorating our environmental resources has improved, much is left to explore about the potential pathways to achieve sustainable growth and harness new industry and job creation opportunities particularly in Western Australia. Green Shoots: Opportunities to grow a sustainable WA economy seeks to fill this knowledge gap by taking stock of the current environmental footprint and development of ‘green’ sectors and practices as well as identifying opportunities to grow a sustainable and diverse West Australian economy. Tickets and more info: https://bit.ly/3mrObBe

15.01.2022 New Research: The early Years: Investing in our Future - Inequality drives deep divide between Australian children. Our new report released today shows the critical importance of investment in the early years of young childrens lives and shines additional light on the fact that there is significant disadvantage for young children and their families based on socioeconomic status, regional location, and cultural and Indigenous status. - Inequality drives a deep divide between... Australian children, with one in two children living in the most disadvantaged areas developmentally vulnerable on two or more domains, compared to the national average of 11.4 per cent; - More than one third of disadvantaged children are not attending preschool - One in five WA children under five are living in poverty with the rate of severe poverty in WA rising to 11.4 per cent compared to a national rate of 6.7 per cent Read it here: https://bit.ly/3aZL9j8

15.01.2022 Leadership has been more important as we navigate our way through the COVID-19 crisis and towards an economic recovery that workers, families and businesses depend on. The Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre in partnership with the Workplace Gender Equality Agency invite you to the launch of our Gender Equity Insights 2020: Delivering the Business Outcomes report. Join MC Annabel Crabb, ABC Chief Political Writer for an examination of this ground-breaking research that looks ...at the relationship between greater gender balance in leadership and improved business outcomes. This event will include a presentation of report findings by Alan Duncan, BCEC Director and Rebecca Cassells, BCEC Principal Research Fellow,. This will be followed by a live interactive discussion with Sinead Taylor, Executive General Manager, Bankwest; Libby Lyons, Director of the Workplace Gender Equality Agency and Sue Morphet, President, Chief Executive Women. Register Now. Date: Friday 19 June 2020 Time: 11:30am - 12.30pm (Australian Western Standard Time) 1:30pm - 2.30pm (Australian Eastern Standard Time) Platform: Microsoft Teams **please note that attendees must have Microsoft Teams downloaded to access the event** Cost: This event is free but registrations are essential. View event details and register: https://bit.ly/2TVjys4

14.01.2022 Just Released: Special Issue of the Australian Journal of Labour Economics. This year Australia, like every country in the world has experienced one of the biggest shocks to its economy due to the COVID-19 pandemic with enormous impacts on the labour market. Given its importance we have made this issue of AJLE a Special Issue devoted to the effects of COVID-19 on the Australian labour market. This issue covers different aspects of the topic, including the impacts on jobs, po...licies to reduce unemployment such as JobKeeper, the long-run effects on jobseekers through scarring and particular impacts on Indigenous Australians. Finally, certain policies which have been proposed to aid recovery of the economy, such as taxation reform and education reform are discussed. Read more: https://bit.ly/3kNhrBA

13.01.2022 Our new Working from home research looks at the effects of working from home on workers and families and offers insights into the potential benefits and pitfalls of this #COVID19 induced shift in working patterns. "Working from home has been found to lead to a 13 percent increase in work performance" BUT... "Once one works from home, hours are not given and working from home can facilitate greater intrusion into non-work domains through increased workloads." Read more here: https://bit.ly/2yBepyb

11.01.2022 Recent years have seen dramatic changes in the organisation of work with a more diverse mix of how people work across the economy as well as within individuals lifetimes. BCEC + Curtins Future of Work Institute are hosting the second Future of Work Workshop in Perth 13-14 February 2020, featuring a keynote presentation by Associate Professor Thomas A. ONeill from the University of Calgary on his topic, Developments in High Performance Teamwork, Multiple Team Systems, and Human-Autonomy Teaming. Find out more about the workshop and register: https://bcec.edu.au//bcec-fowi-future-of-work-workshop-2020

11.01.2022 There is significant concern about rising mental distress as a result of the pandemic and its economic consequences; with rates of anxiety, loneliness and stress increasing. Increased stress and anxiety may have been driven primarily by isolation and health concerns at the beginning of the pandemic, this will likely be replaced very rapidly by job loss and financial security concerns. Mental health support services and funding will be as important as ever, but having a secure job and economic security will be the real panacea. Read more from our new Mental Health research, looking at the potential mental health effects of COVID-19 induced shifts in work circumstances and prospects: https://bit.ly/3d3R4Ei

11.01.2022 Just Announced: The Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre (BCEC) invites you to an online launch for our latest Focus on WA report The Early Years: Investing in our Future. This report highlights the importance of the early years for young children in WA and looks at the critical components for establishing positive developmental pathways in life. Join MC Lanai Scarr, The West Australians Federal Political Editor, for a presentation of the report findings by Rebecca Cassells, De...puty Director, BCEC and Daniel Kiely, Senior Research Fellow, BCEC. This will be followed by a panel discussion and interactive Q&A with Colin Pettit, Western Australian Commissioner for Children and Young People; Kim Isaacs, Deputy Medical Director, Kimberly Aboriginal Medical Service; Jay Weatherill, CEO, Thrive by Five, Minderoo Foundation and Rochelle Matacz, Manager and Clinical Supervisor, ECU Pregnancy to Parenthood Clinic. Date: Friday 28 August 2020 Time: 11:30am - 12.30pm (Australian Western Standard Time) 1:30pm - 2.30pm (Australian Eastern Standard Time) Platform: Microsoft Teams (please note that attendees will need to have Microsoft Teams downloaded to access the event) Cost: This event is free but registrations are essential. REGISTER: https://bit.ly/2DwWkmY

10.01.2022 Our September Labour Market Update is now live here: https://bit.ly/3m7tfzx September labour market figures show an overall decline in employment nationally, while most states and territories have added rather than subtracted to employment in the last month. This makes it challenging to see what the key driver is to the overall national decline. A key observation this month is that hours are recovering faster than jobs in some states NSW, WA and TAS. This indicates that fewer workers are doing more hours and suggests that JobKeeper could start to suppress labour market recovery as employers hold on to workers that attract the subsidy.

10.01.2022 We sat down for a Q&A with BCECs Astghik Mavisakalyan! Astghik discusses how growing up in Armenia through an energy crisis has prepared her for COVID19, her path into economics and how it lead her to Perth. Read our Q&A with Astghik: bit.ly/2LO8Hvz

09.01.2022 New Research Released: Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre Monthly Labour Market Update * Labour market holds steady - non-market sector continues to lift * - Alan Duncan * Part-time work booms while full-time work stalls for men * - Rebecca Cassells... * Unemployment has fallen in WA, but are people getting the jobs they want? * - Daniel Kiely Read more BCEC analysis of Australian Bureau of Statistics labour force data in our latest Monthly Labour Market Update: http://bit.ly/MLMUDec2019

09.01.2022 Interested in PhD scholarship projects at BCEC? Check out these two scholarship projects on the below policy topics - applications are open now! 1. Natural resource abundance and gender inequality https://bit.ly/2ZoApGV 2. Gender and climate change https://bit.ly/2DGpOih

08.01.2022 Just Released: BCEC Quarterly Economic Commentary. BCECs Rebecca Cassells, Daniel Kiely and Silvia Salazar analyse the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics economic and social indicators for WA. "COVID-19 is a stress test that requires new thinking and smart investments for long term growth" ... While iron ore prices and the strength of the mining sector more generally will be critical for holding up the WA and national economies, the negative impact of the pandemic on the domestic economy and on critical non-mining export sectors such as international education and tourism, will mean that there is much to hold up. Read more: https://bit.ly/2DkbhZg

08.01.2022 The Government will be covering almost half of the entire wage bill for 6 million workers over the next 6 months - but what will this actually mean? Our new COVID-19 Research Brief - Job Keepers and Job Seekers: How many workers will lose and how many will gain? - is the third report in our COVID-19 series and looks at this question. Read it here: https://bit.ly/2QX4rNu And while you are at it, catch up on the first and second briefing reports in this seriers: ... #2 - Potential Job Losses in the COVID-19 Pandemic: https://bit.ly/2URblon #1 - Physical Isolation: Staying Connected During COVID19: https://bit.ly/3bvTkD0

08.01.2022 Catch up on the latest news from BCEC with our July E-Newsletter. Read highlights from our recent research, staff news and learn about our upcoming events: https://bit.ly/2DrJ0R2

08.01.2022 Just released: Our August Labour Market Update is out now. August’s rebound in the labour market surprised everyone, with female and male full-time employment, female and male part-time employment and youth employment all increasing for the month in seasonally adjusted terms. Apart from the risk of further COVID-19 outbreaks, a wildcard for labour market developments in the coming months will be the withdrawal of the Jobkeeper program, the higher Jobseeker payments and other... support measures. A question mark over the sustainability of August’s improvement is also the peculiar feature that the increase in jobs was largely driven by growth in the number of self employed workers, rather than in jobs for employees. We cannot say whether these new jobs are sole-traders who lost employment when the pandemic hit and who are now beginning to find work again; or whether they are people who lost their jobs as employees and are now starting to work for themselves. Either way, a sustained labour market recovery in the medium term is unlikely to be achieved without solid growth in the demand for employees by firms. Read more: https://bit.ly/35MayfD

07.01.2022 We have limited seats left for our upcoming BCEC and Business News State of the Economy Lunch on Friday 27 November. The keynote will be given by WA Treasurer the Hon. Ben Wyatt MLA on the outlook for the WA economy. In a conversation hosted by 6PR’s Gareth Parker, the Treasurer will then be joined by Bankwest Executive General Manager Sinead Taylor, Business News 40under40 First Amongst Equals winner Rachael Ferguson and BCEC Director Alan Duncan.... The event will be anchored by a special presentation from BCEC researchers Daniel Kiely and Silvia Salazar on the state of the WA economy, including the outlook for business. Registration closes soon. More info and tickets: https://bit.ly/3jrGYiD

07.01.2022 New Research: BCEC Monthly Labour Market Update The March ABS labour market survey released today showed very little of the job losses and changes to headline labour market indicators that we know are coming. This is because the monthly survey is conducted in the first two weeks of each month, which for the March release was just before companies started announcing major job losses and social distancing and trading restrictions were put in place.... But some cracks are starting to show and definitions of being unemployed and employed are going to be challenging in the months ahead. People may not be out of work but not necessarily find themselves being classified as unemployed. Read our latest Monthly Labour Market Update: https://bit.ly/3aetgv4

06.01.2022 Will the Australian Governments proposed reforms to higher education really incentivise students to make more job-relevant decisions about their education Our new Research Brief analyses the costs and savings of the reforms to determine the impacts on students and Universities. Key Findings from the analysis show that: ... - The university sector will face an overall decrease in government investment if the proposed changes in their current form were to go ahead - The proposed new funding model represents a fall in total funding of almost $900 million across the sector based on current student enrolments and course selections, which comprises of a decrease of more than $1.7 billion in Commonwealth funding and an increase in student contributions of more than $800 million - The proposed changes are significantly more costly for young Australian women than men, given the disciplines that women currently enrol in; Read more: https://bit.ly/2WMAuCN

05.01.2022 BCEC will be taking part in the Curtin University 2020 Research Rumble! Our presenters, BCEC Principal Research Fellow Professor Mike Dockery and Curtin University Senior Lecturer Dr Sherry Bawa will be examining the challenges for women studying and working in STEM. This will be followed by a panel discussion led by Tania Cecconi, Executive Officer, CEOs for Gender Equity, with panel members Susan Kreemer Pickford, General Manager Engineers Australia WA; Jo Ward, Athena Swan Lead, Curtin University and Peter Bennett, CEO, Clough. Find out more and register for this free event: http://bit.ly/392QggK

04.01.2022 Catch up on the latest news from BCEC with our June E-Newsletter. Read highlights from our recent research, staff news and learn about our upcoming events: https://bit.ly/2BtqaYl

04.01.2022 Catch up on the latest news from BCEC with our September E-Newsletter. Read highlights from our recent research, staff news and learn about our upcoming events: https://bit.ly/3l6jeSr

04.01.2022 The evidence is in: more women on Boards and in senior leadership positions drives better company performance, greater productivity and greater profitability. A... new report released this month by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency and Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre reveals a strong and convincing causal relationship between an increase in the number of women in key decision-making positions and subsequent improvements in company performance. Head here for the full report: https://www.wgea.gov.au//more-women-at-the-top-proves-bett #GenderEquality See more

03.01.2022 We're holding an in-person breakfast on 12 November to launch our new report, Green Shoots: Opportunities to grow a sustainable WA economy, with special guest speaker, the Hon. Dave Kelly MP, Minister for Water, Forestry, Innovation and ICT, Science and Youth. While our understanding of the factors deteriorating our environmental resources has improved, much is left to explore about the potential pathways to achieve sustainable growth and harness new industry and job creation... opportunities particularly in Western Australia. This special report seeks to fill this knowledge gap by taking stock of the current environmental footprint and development of ‘green’ sectors and practices as well as identifying opportunities to grow a sustainable and diverse West Australian economy. Please join us for breakfast with prominent government, industry and community leaders to discuss this critical topic. https://bit.ly/3mrObBe

03.01.2022 How will COVID-19 reshape the way women work? The Australian British Chamber of Commerce will be holding a Webinar to discuss the opportunities and challenges for women post COVID-19, including workplace relations issues such as pay gaps, child care, flexible work, socio- cultural changes, training and work-life balance. Featuring BCECs very own Head of Research Impact and Engagement - Associate Professor Rebecca Cassells, and Libby Lyons - Director, Workplace Gender Equalit...y Agency. Daniel Smith, Executive Director & Founder at CGM Communications will lead the discussion. Details: Tuesday 26 May at 2:00pm (Eastern Standard Time) Learn more and register: https://bit.ly/2AiV3y3

02.01.2022 New BCEC research released today shows that creating a more sustainable WA would boost jobs and the economy, with greener industries to deliver 55,000 jobs to WA workers and add $16 bn to the WA economy. Green Shoots: Opportunities to grow a sustainable WA Economy, identifies significant opportunities for the State to reduce the negative environmental impact of industries across its regions, and provides a roadmap for WA to transition to a more sustainable and resilient econo...mic future. Diversifying into more sustainable industries such as renewable power generation, lithium mining and processing would create a pathway to greater economic value and better employment opportunities for the state, particularly in regional WA. Read the report: https://bit.ly/3pihMPT

02.01.2022 New research: The Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre (BCEC) and Unisuper have released new research that assesses the appropriateness of the superannuation system for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians. The current system benefits those who are employed for a long period of time, those who have higher earnings and home owners. This creates a huge disadvantage to Indigenous Australians who experience lower life expectancy, lower home ownership rates and lower labo...ur force attachment and earnings over their lifetime. The report highlights the importance of creating a more culturally-aligned superannuation system that provides greater support to Indigenous Australians who may be experiencing significant disadvantage or hardship. Read the report: https://bit.ly/3h5NLPb

01.01.2022 Yesterday our very own Kaleidoscope Mentoring Coach, Cema Santos, presented a paper at the 30th Australian Labour Market Research Workshop, organised by Bankwes...t Curtin Economics Centre and Centre for Labour Market Research at the University of Canberra. The paper is based on the data collected over the past three KMP cycles in 2018 and 2019, with 74 mentoring pairs and more than 90 mentors on the books. A big congratulations to Cema and a big thank you to Dr Stephanie Thomas, School of Economics, Finance and Property, Curtin University for being the discussant of Cemas presentation.

01.01.2022 Have you registered yet for our Green Shoots: Opportunities to grow a sustainable WA economy report launch this Thursday 12 November? It's such a critical topic that we've kept our registrations open until 12pm tomorrow for last minute registrations. At our event you'll hear from special guest speaker Hon Dave Kelly MP, Minister for Water, Forestry, Innovation and ICT, Science and Youth. Our panellist lineup includes Elizabeth Brennan, Co-Founder and MD of agdots; Yvonne Powe...r, Co-Founder and COO of Village Energy; and Piers Verstegen, ED of Conservation Council of Western Australia, in a facilitated conversation by Jessica Strutt, Journalist and Presenter, ABC Radio Perth. While our understanding of the factors deteriorating our environmental resources has improved, much is left to explore about the potential pathways to achieve sustainable growth and harness new industry and job creation opportunities particularly in Western Australia. Green Shoots: Opportunities to grow a sustainable WA economy seeks to fill this knowledge gap by taking stock of the current environmental footprint and development of ‘green’ sectors and practices as well as identifying opportunities to grow a sustainable and diverse West Australian economy. Tickets and more info: https://bit.ly/3mrObBe

01.01.2022 Are casual workers entitled to the JobKeeper payment? Our experts from the Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre weighed in. #CurtinUniversity

01.01.2022 Just Released: Our July Labour Market Update is out now. The latest Australian Bureau of Statistics stats show the pace of the economic recovery is slowing - with a States ability to suppress the virus crucial to its economic and labour market recovery. Western Australia is a case in point. The state has recovered almost half of the 95,000 jobs lost between March and May, and the pace of recovery has remained constant over June and July with around 20,000 workers added back ...in each month. The importance of JobKeeper in keeping workers in jobs and businesses afloat is clear. How many more jobs can be recovered in the coming months will depend on a number of factors, but none more so than our ability to get the virus under control through continued suppression strategies with minimal disruption to peoples lives. This is where our efforts and resources need to be directed. Full attention must be paid to the Aged Care sector in particular. Read more: https://bit.ly/3gVUFpD