Bruce's recent articles
13 October 2020
Employer incentives do not lead to an increase in skilled employment
A crucial aspect of Australias long-term economic recovery and growth will be filling the chasm in the labour market at the intermediate skill level a chasm caused by a decade of irresponsible and ultimately damaging fascination with privatising Vocational Education and Training.
6 October 2020
The pandemic, unemployment, skills shortages and a forgotten group of students
Even low-skilled jobs are going to be hotly contested in the next few years. We can't let a large group of school leavers drift into the labour market with no real chance of getting a job. But offering more of the same is not going to be the answer.