Chifley Research Centre

21/07/2026

The 50th ALP National Conference kicks off in Adelaide this Thursday, and the Chifley Research Centre is proud to be presenting the fringe program, LaborEngaged'26,

The program is packed with events, featuring Australia's best thinkers, most passionate advocates and experienced political leaders - and it's not too late to join us!

We'll be debating the big issues facing Australia: the impact of AI on work and productivity, delivering more and better social housing, pushing ahead on renewables and climate action, human rights and international law, investing in children and families, getting a better return on our natural resources, interrogating the case for AUKUS, creating pathways for Indigenous Australians to enter politics, and reinvigorating social democracy to defeat the far right.

135 years after the formation of the Australian Labor Party, and 125 years since Federation, this year's event will also have a strong focus on Labor History, including the launch of the new edition of Ross McMullin's "The Light on the Hill", with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Treasurer Jim Chalmers.

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03/07/2026

Wayne Swan knows that only Labor can defeat the "dark, dystopic picture of the future" threatened by Pauline Hanson.

Swanny told the ALP National Executive last week that Hanson "...revealed her true colours when the culture war camouflage faded and the billionaire agenda of her patron, Gina Rinehart came to the fore.

“Hanson said wage rises had gone too far. She said it was too hard for a boss to sack a worker. That the gender pay gap wasn’t real.

“This is the thread that connects Rinehart, Hanson and Trump. Inequality lowers living standards. It poisons society. And then the power of big money threatens democracy itself.”

Only Labor will deliver the real change Australia needs to build a stronger, fairer, better future for all of us.

Australian Labor party president says authoritarian trends must not be ‘normalised’ in Australia

02/07/2026

HEY, PODCAST FANS! The latest episode of The Week on Wednesday is out and my guest co-host this week is brainbox Emma Dawson from the Chifley Research Centre.

We discuss the POLL DIVE of the Orange People in the wake of the disastrous National Press Club speech, and we *flense* what turns out to be just another economic policy to keep working people down.

… This is despite the Orange People Party removing details of their economic policy from their website - having replaced it with a 9 minute video of Her Orangeness being on Sky.

(Seriously. I am not making this up)

We also talk about some of the more nefarious internet tactics of political manipulation that I am seeing on Facebook and other places, which you - yes, you! Facebook user! - may find VERY useful.

20/05/2026

Some facts about the budget, shared on The Week on Wednesday.

SO our latest episode of The Week on Wednesday is busting the myths and nonsense being MYSTERIOUSLY SPREAD online about the budget.

OH GOSH I WONDER WHOSE INTERESTS THAT MIGHT SERVE COULD IT BE TAX AVOIDING RICH PEOPLE SAY IT AIN’T SO JOE

My guest is Emma Dawson from Chifley Research Centre - and she’s amazing, you will find it a very rewarding listen when it comes out tomorrow.

In the meantime, a meme from Tom Red…

19/05/2026

OMG! YOU GUYS! You had soooo many questions about last week’s Budget that our latest episode of The Week on Wednesday could not get through them all.

SO *this week* we’re gonna do something special and have on a SPECTACULAR special expert guest: my beloved friend and forever comrade, Emma Dawson of the Chifley Research Centre will be joining WOW to work down the list of questions about the Budget - and confront some of the most egregious baloney being spread online about it.

Emma is a super-duper brainbox so, again, if you have EVEN MORE budget questions - or are seeing weird, wrong, confusing or enraging claims being made on the internet that you’d like us to investigate - *let us know* and we’ll add them to the pile.

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04/05/2026

Tickets for our national policy conference next week are selling fast and closing soon!

Join us at Old Parliament House on Friday the 15th of May to hear from the Prime Minister and senior members of his team about Labor's policy agenda to build a stronger, fairer future for all Australians.

Get your tickets now!

Join the Chifley Research Centre to explore the policies and programs that will create a better future for all Australians. Prosperity with Purpose: How Labor Governs With an opening keynote address from Prime Minister The Hon Anthony Albanese, this one-day conference will unpack the 2026 Federal Bu...

28/04/2026

ALP National President, Wayne Swan, speaking at the Global Progressive Mobilisation in Barcelona earlier this month.

Swanny's spot on: without tax justice, our democracies are in real peril.

28/04/2026

In partnership with Gender Lens Australia, the Chifley Research Centre today launches an impact assessment of the gender equity policies and programs delivered in the first term of the Albanese Labor Government.

There was a clear shift in the 47th Parliament toward a more deliberate and evidence-based approach to gender equality.

The creation of a national gender equality strategy has been enabled by a critical mass of women in ministerial roles.

Under the last Coalition government, Australia’s place in the World Economic Forum’s Gender Gap Index dropped to its lowest level ever, falling to 50th in the world in 2021.

In just three years, the Albanese Labor Government turned that decline around.

Australia’s global ranking is now at its highest ever position of 13th, thanks to gender equal leadership and decision making in Australia's first ever gender equal federal government.

Link in the comments.

Tanja Kovac Emma Dawson Katy Gallagher Ged Kearney Rebecca White Anthony Albanese Tanya Plibersek

27/04/2026

We're back!

After a few months rebuilding, the Chifley Research Centre will officially relaunch on Friday 15th of May with our 2026 policy conference at Canberra's Old Parliament House.

With an opening address from ALP National President Wayne Swan, and a keynote address from Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, this one-day event will unpack the federal budget, and examine key economic and social policies being delivered by the Federal Labor Government.

The full program can be found below, and features Ministers Jess Walsh, Andrew Leigh and Ged Kearney, as well as Assistant Treasurer Daniel Mulino.

They join a line up including some of Australia's best policy thinkers, public sector advocates and industry leaders.

Join us in Canberra for what promises to be a vibrant and inspiring conversation about how Labor is building Australia's future.

Join the Chifley Research Centre to explore the policies and programs that will create a better future for all Australians. Prosperity with Purpose: How Labor Governs With an opening keynote address from Prime Minister The Hon Anthony Albanese, this one-day conference will unpack the 2026 Federal Bu...