Ben Spies-Butcher (@bspiesbutcher.bsky.social)

@bspiesbutcher.bsky.social Oct 8, 2026, 1:29 AM

I am so excited @timothda.bsky.social is joining our Centre leading our work on climate jobs. Timoth is an amazing economic mind and passionate climate justice advocate. We are very lucky to have them!

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

@grogsgamut.bsky.social Oct 3, 2026, 11:08 PMReposted by @bspiesbutcher.bsky.social

“Australia’s interest rate rise is the wrong medicine and an even worse alibi”
Yanis Varoufakis

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

@bspiesbutcher.bsky.social Oct 2, 2026, 10:19 PM

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...

@markriboldi.bsky.social Sep 22, 2026, 5:26 AMReposted by @bspiesbutcher.bsky.social

New article from me for the Ultimo Institute at UTS.

"The operations of many modern Australian charities more closely resemble corporate organisations. They focus on managing risk, property portfolios and financial scalability..."

www.uts.edu.au/news/2026/09...

@futurework.bsky.social Sep 21, 2026, 4:36 AMReposted by @bspiesbutcher.bsky.social

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 PMReposted by @bspiesbutcher.bsky.social

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.'

@rbreich.bsky.social Sep 2, 2026, 5:30 PMReposted by @bspiesbutcher.bsky.social

Socialism is what they called public power. Socialism is what they called social security. Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations. Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people. —Harry Truman, 1952

@bspiesbutcher.bsky.social Aug 31, 2026, 6:25 AM

My debut in @thepointau.bsky.social exploring how our broken housing system concentrates macro economic risk on workers and households.