Peter Davidson
Dr Peter Davidson is a recognised expert in employment, social security and tax policy, poverty and inequality. He is an adjunct Senior Lecturer at the Social Policy Research Centre UNSW Sydney, is employed as Principal Advisor at the Australian Council of Social Service, and runs a social policy consultancy https://needtoknowconsulting.org/. He tweets from @pagdavidson Views are his own.
Peter's recent articles
30 May 2024
Wealth inequality: it’s about age, but not all about age
The recent report from the ACOSS and UNSW Sydney-led Poverty and Inequality Partnership, Inequality in Australia 2024: Who is affected and how featured analysis of wealth inequality by age.
20 October 2020
Back to the future: From JobServices Australia to JobActive and beyond - Part 2
The Australian experience with employment service purchasing suggests that a hybrid model would work best. This would include a public provider and online service for those requiring limited employment assistance.
19 October 2020
Part 1: From CES to Job Network
The best way to assess Australias controversial system of contracted employment services is to track where it came from, how it affected services, and how and why successive governments have adjusted it. For, despite a widely expressed view that the policy was a complete failure it has endured for 23 years.