This study explores a relatively new source of Australian executive pay information disclosed in published Annual Reports since 1989. It offers not only a different source from which to compare the results of US studies, but also an extension of the studies through the additional Australian...

This paper traces the process whereby the apprenticeship system came to be regulated by industrial tribunals during the period 1900 to 1930. It describes how the regulation emerged, the motives that underpinned it, and the wider political debate about the apprenticeship system at the time. It...

This paper examines the influence of individual characteristics on the chance of being unemployed. Most of the attention is focused on the characteristics specific to migrants: birthplace, period of residence, and proficiency in the English language. The analysis is based on data from the 1981...

Young persons who do not go on to university face two main educational choices; whether to complete Year 12 and/or whether to undertake a vocational (VET) qualification. These two choices are independent. Both early leavers and completers may subsequently obtain a VET qualification. However, the...