
20 September 2023
Broome Chamber of Commerce CEO Discussing IPA Worker Shortage Research On ABC Kimberley Breakfast – 20 September 2023
The Institute of Public Affairs’ regional worker shortage research was discussed by the CEO of the Broome Chamber of Commerce on ABC Kimberley Breakfast on 20 September 2023. All media posted onto the IPA website are directly related to the promotion and dissemination of IPA research. Below is a transcript of the interview. Vanessa Mills: New data from the Institute

14 September 2023
Saxon Davidson Discussing IPA Worker Shortage Research On Seven News Port Macquarie – 14 September 2023
The Institute of Public Affairs’ Saxon Davidson joined Claire Simmonds on Seven News Port Macquarie to discuss the unprecedented nationwide worker shortage and how it is affecting regional communities the most. All media appearances posted onto the IPA website are directly related to the promotion and dissemination of IPA research. Below is a transcript of the interview. Channel 7 Presenter:

14 September 2023
Saxon Davidson On Worker Shortage Research ABC Far North – 14 September 2023
The Institute of Public Affairs’ Saxon Davidson joined Adam Stephen on ABC Far North to discuss the unprecedented nationwide worker shortage and how it is affecting regional communities the most. All media appearances posted onto the IPA website are directly related to the promotion and dissemination of IPA research. Below is a transcript of the interview. Adam Stephen: It won’t

14 September 2023
Saxon Davidson On Worker Shortage Research ABC Goldfields – 14 September 2023
The Institute of Public Affairs’ Saxon Davidson joined Peter Barr on ABC Goldfields to discuss the unprecedented nationwide worker shortage and how it is affecting regional communities the most. All media appearances posted onto the IPA website are directly related to the promotion and dissemination of IPA research. Below is a transcript of the interview. Peter Barr: We have a

14 September 2023
Unprecedented Nationwide Jobs Crunch: Geographic Analysis Of Worker Shortages In Australia
Australia is currently facing an unprecedented worker shortage crisis, with job vacancies increasing by 235 per cent between May 2020 and May 2023, and one in four businesses currently being unable to find enough workers. To measure the severity of worker shortages, the Institute of Public Affairs (IPA) created the ‘Job Vacancy Crunch Rate’, which is the ratio of job

6 September 2023
Industrial Relations Re-Regulation To Entrench Massive Worker Shortage
“The federal government’s systematic re-regulation of Australia’s job market will further entrench the unprecedented, nation-wide shortage of workers, driving up costs for business and fuelling inflation,” said Saxon Davidson, Research Fellow at the Institute of Public Affairs. Earlier this week, the Federal Minister for Industrial Relations, Tony Burke, tabled the government’s latest tranche of industrial relations legislation, the Fair Work

25 August 2023
Saxon Davidson On Pension Reform And Housing Shortages Perth Live 6PR – 24 August 2023
All media appearances posted onto the IPA website are directly related to the promotion and dissemination of IPA research Below is a transcript of the interview. Oliver Peterson: Treasurer Jim Chalmers was speaking at the National Press Club earlier today, as he’s released the Intergenerational Report. Australia faces, we’re told, four decades of deficits out to 2063, fueled by an

25 August 2023
Saxon Davidson On Australia’s Worker and Housing Shortage Crisis Nine News Perth – 25 August 2023
On 25 August, IPA Research Fellow Saxon Davidson joined Monika Kos on Nine News Perth to discuss the federal government’s latest Intergenerational Report. Below is a transcript of the interview. Monika Kos: Australians are set to live longer in the coming years and decades. The average life expectancy is expected to rise to 87 for men and 89 and a

24 August 2023
Intergenerational Report Makes Clear Urgent Reform Needed To Get Australians Into Work
“With Australians aged over 65 set to double in 40 years, today’s Intergenerational Report highlights the need to remove unfair tax and red tape barriers stopping Australian pensioners, veterans, and students who want to work,” said Saxon Davidson, Research Fellow at the Institute of Public Affairs. The latest Intergenerational Report, released by the federal government today, shows the number of

17 August 2023
Daniel Wild On National Cabinet’s Failure To Address Housing & Worker Shortages 6PR – 17 August 2023
The Institute of Public Affairs’ Deputy Executive Director Daniel Wild joined Gary Adshead on 6PR Mornings to discuss National Cabinet’s failure to address Australia’s housing and worker shortages.IPA research, and the federal government’s own figures, show Australia faces a housing shortage of more than 252,000 houses over the next five years and the nation’s worker shortage remains at record highs.