News Articles for Alan Duncan

Housing pressures are posing risks to the state's economic development, a recent report has found.

The number of women engaged in part time work across Australia has declined in the past few years, a recent research report shows.

The Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre says there should be more incentives for workers in the building and construction industry if WA is to meet it housing targets.

Two reports have detailed shortcomings in engaging people with disabilities in workplaces across WA and the nation.

The public reporting of employer-level gender pay gaps by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency heralds a new era of transparency in the relative pay of women and men in Australia.

November 25 marked the start of the 16 Days in WA campaign to raise awareness of gender-based family and domestic violence (FDV).

The goal to increase women's economic opportunities through employment has been foregrounded over the past two years in policy discussions at both Commonwealth and state government levels.

Household expenditure in Western Australia has continued to grow, according to the latest transactions data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

Economic diversification and green trends can ensure WA's prosperity in an increasingly protectionist world, according to Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre (BCEC).

Mark McGowan's third budget as treasurer reinforced the state's standing as the country's strongest economy.

The Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre's recent Building for the Future report laid bare the ongoing challenges faced by Western Australia's private rental market.

Premier and Treasurer Mark McGowan is expected to reveal a healthy surplus and spending to fight inflation in the WA budget.

Perth's mortgage delinquency rates have more than tripled for new homeowners this year and rents have risen by 13 per cent, the highest of all the capital cities.

Population growth is in the news again with the release of a new report by the Commonwealth Government's Centre for Population.

THE Western Australian economy has continued to grow over the third quarter of this year, according to the latest Australian national accounts data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

Annual net income changes by selected taxable incomes with stage three tax cuts.

Much of the oxygen in the run-up to the Jobs and Skills Summit was taken by a debate on how much Australia's migration cap should be lifted to fill job vacancies in the short term.

The shortage of workers in the resources and infrastructure sectors will peak at 84,000 in two years' time and would be worse if not for project cancellations, Pit Crew has found.

Perth engineer Kate West will push for a greater focus on female workforce participation and better planning for the industries of the future at this week's jobs summit.

THE Jobs and Skills Summit to be held in Canberra on September 1 and 2 fulfils one of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's key election commitments to address Australia's growing skills crisis.

Western Australia's domestic economy continues to grow, according to the latest quarterly national accounts data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

It is no surprise that the cost of living has emerged as a key issue during the election campaign.

The Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre's new ‘Behind the Line' report provides the latest examination of poverty and disadvantage in Australia and offers evidence that rising housing costs are pushing many families into serious financial hardship.

The mask mandate may have taken some of the edge off consumer activity in WA over the Christmas season, but retail spending to the end of 2021 appears to have remained strong.

Australia is unlikely to close the gender pay gap until at least 2046 despite significant progress made over the past seven years.

There's reason to be optimistic about the state's economic recovery in 2021, with a skills shortage looming as a potential challenge.

A $644 million package to credit electricity bills is a smart move to encourage spending, economists say, while recent retail trade data is strong for WA.

Modelling by the Curtin University's Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute has proposed a capped rental deduction for investors using negative gearing, arguing it will be a a budget saver that will have minimal impact on the less well off.

The gap between the rich and the poor in Western Australia has narrowed slightly since the end of the resources boom but the divide is still substantial, new research suggests.

The amount of money spent by businesses in Western Australia on research and development fell by 34 per cent in the five years to 2013-14, a new study has revealed.

Western Australia's unenviable position as national leader in gender pay gap cannot be explained by the prominence of male-dominated industries, according to new national research.

Older Western Australians enjoy better health than their counterparts in the rest of the country and have some of the highest income and wealth in the nation, but the gap between rich and poor WA residents who are elderly is of considerable concern, according to a new report.

A new report from Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre touts diversification of export products and trade relationships as a key part of ensuring the state's continued economic success.

Payroll tax is costing Western Australian businesses more than $2,700 per employee on the back of strong wages growth in the state during the past decade, according to a report released today.

There are almost 70,000 millionaire households in Western Australia, according to a study to be released by Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre today.

Western Australia's labour force will increase 30 per cent to 1.75 million by 2025, with the highest annual employment growth projected in agriculture, health care, education and accommodation/food services, according to a report released today by the Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre.