Centre for Future Work (@futurework.bsky.social)

@futurework.bsky.social Oct 8, 2026, 12:52 AM

Welcome to the team, @timothda.bsky.social!

Timoth will be leading our climate transition project as Senior Researcher – Climate. We're thrilled to have them join the team and be guiding this important and timely work.

futurework.org.au/news/centre-...

A screenshot of a news item on the Centre for Future Work's website. The title is 'Centre for Future Work welcomes Timoth de Atholia as Senior Researcher', and orange text below a banner photo of Timoth says 'The Centre is pleased to welcome the newest member of our team, who will be leading our climate transition project.'

@jimbostanford.bsky.social Oct 5, 2026, 5:59 PMReposted by @futurework.bsky.social

@bspiesbutcher.bsky.social from @futurework.bsky.social hits the nail on the head re monetary policy failures: “Supply shocks are our primary challenge. But [RBA] still treats them like an aberration, not the main game. It’s looking in the wrong direction”
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/economy...

@futurework.bsky.social Oct 5, 2026, 2:48 AM

Join us for the 2026 Laurie Carmichael Lecture, to be given by trade unionist and former secretary of the ACTU, Bill Kelty AC.

'Fighting for a better life for workers: lessons from the past, for the future'
Bill Kelty AC
6pm, Thurs 5 Nov
Kaleide Theatre, RMIT

events.humanitix.com/laurie-carmi...

@bspiesbutcher.bsky.social Oct 2, 2026, 10:19 PMReposted by @futurework.bsky.social

In the @thesaturdaypaper.com.au today I argue monetary policy has become broken. It is focused on wages when the problem is clearly supply shocks, profits and prices. Stephen Long's excellent piece highlights @isabellamweber.bsky.social alternatives

www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/economy...

@futurework.bsky.social Sep 29, 2026, 2:43 AM

Want to better understand the economic arguments shaping our workplaces, industries, and rights at work? Join us at Economics for Unionists in Brisbane this October! The course boosts organiser, delegate or member confidence in conversations, bargaining, and campaigning.
atui.org.au/course/econo...

@futurework.bsky.social Sep 22, 2026, 5:56 AM

AI is now hiring, scheduling, monitoring, disciplining and firing workers, often with little human oversight. Our latest research, by @drfionamac.bsky.social, maps how algorithmic management is being rapidly adopted in Australia, and the mounting risks for workers.

futurework.org.au/report/cogs-...

The front page of a Centre for Future Work report. It reads: Cogs in the Machine: Algorithmic management, surveillance and big data at work. Fiona Macdonald, September 2026. There is a photo of a desk with a keyboard, mouse and computer screen that has rows of code displayed.

@jimbostanford.bsky.social Sep 21, 2026, 6:38 PMReposted by @futurework.bsky.social

To that end, a new report from @drfionamac.bsky.social at @futurework.bsky.social has valuable new data on how employers are (mis)using AI tools to intensify & degrade work, and what we can do about it: futurework.org.au/report/cogs-.... It calls for urgent limits on AI monitoring & decision-making.

@futurework.bsky.social Sep 21, 2026, 4:36 AM

There is a lot of uncertainty about the economic benefits of AI as it is being used in our workplaces – but the harms and risks to workers are clear.
Our latest report, by @drfionamac.bsky.social, calls for immediate action to limit management by AI at work.
futurework.org.au/report/cogs-...

A screenshot of a webpage new article. The heading reads 'New report reveals the human cost of management by AI', with an image of a computer screen with code in a dark room below it. Text under the image reads 'Significant consequences of AI for work and employment include negative impacts on job quality and working conditions.'

@futurework.bsky.social Sep 7, 2026, 11:42 PM

Our CEO @bspiesbutcher.bsky.social gave evidence last week to the Senate Select Committee on Intergenerational Housing Inequity, due to report by 30 Sept. His message: expand public/social housing outside the market, and give renters real security.
futurework.org.au/news/opening...
#AusPol #Housing

Screenshot of an article on the Centre for Future Work website. The headline reads 'Opening statement to the Senate Select Committee on Intergenerational Housing Inequity'. Under a photo of a built-up Australian suburb from the sky down, text reads 'The CEO of the Centre for Future Work gave evidence before the Senate Select Committee on Intergenerational Housing Inequity.' The first lines of the article are shown, which read 'Dr Ben Spies-Butcher was invited to give evidence before the Senate Select Committee on Intergenerational Housing Inequity in September 2026.'

@jimbostanford.bsky.social Sep 4, 2026, 10:57 PMReposted by @futurework.bsky.social

Superb analysis from Ben Spies-Butcher of @futurework.bsky.social of the contradictions of orthodox monetary austerity, applied in the Australian context: www.thenewdaily.com.au/finance/fina.... Monetary transmission is now felt via a tax on workers thru housing. Read it in @thenewdaily.bsky.social.

@thepointau.bsky.social Aug 31, 2026, 5:50 AMReposted by @futurework.bsky.social

“As the RBA contemplates yet another rate rise, it is worth considering how we ended up with an economic system that means a war miles away makes housing more expensive for millions of workers” writes @bspiesbutcher.bsky.social

Read the full piece on The Point: thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...