Australia is about to set its first full employment target – and it will define people's lives for decades
- Written by: Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
ShutterstockStand by for one of the most important decisions Treasurer Jim Chalmers and the Albanese government will make.
That decision is to commit future governments and the Reserve Bank to full employment, and, more importantly, spell out what that means.
The Australian government hasn’t wholeheartedly and publicly committed itself to...
