John Buchanan - Newsroom articles
Hard labour as unemployment hits 6% 10 Jul 2014
ABC News The Business
Professor John Buchanan is interviewed on ABC News The Business about the rise in Australia's unemployment levels.
University of Sydney report points to benefits of clinical placements 23 Jun 2014
Australian Financial Review
The Australian Financial Review quotes a new report from the Workplace Research Centre into the cost of student clinical placements. Director of the Centre, Professor John Buchanan, is quoted in the story.
Australian business gets a good deal from the minimum wage 11 Jun 2014
The Conversation
The Conversation published a piece about the recent increase to Australia's national minimum wage co-authored by Damian Oliver and John Buchanan from the Workplace Research Centre. Read more
Youth transitions - the journey from school to work 11 Jun 2014
Radio National Big Ideas
Radio National Canberra's Big Ideas interviewed Professor John Buchanan about the transition between school and work for Australian youth.
Those killing animals are better trained than those caring for children 29 May 2014
Sydney Morning Herald
The Sydney Morning Herald interviewed Professor John Buchannan about the consistency and quality of training childcare workers.
Fears $10,000 subsidy no quick fix 20 May 2014
Sydney Morning Herald
Sydney Morning Herald quotes Professor John Buchanan and Dr Michael Rafferty about ageism in the workplace.
Kylie Minogue dancers drama points to worker exploitation 01 May 2014
Sydney Morning Herald
Professor John Buchanan is interviewed on unpaid work after dancers were asked to perform with Kylie Minogue at the Logie Awards for below the minimum wage.
Has the Royal Commission into trade unions divided Labor? 09 Apr 2014
ABC 7.30
ABC 7.30 interviewed Professor John Buchanan about the Royal Commission into trade union corruption.
The typical new unionist: not a hard hat in sight, and most are women 18 Mar 2014
Sydney Morning Herald
Professor John Buchanan is interviewed in the article about the shift in union membership which sees more female workers unionised.
Productivity Commission is ill-equipped to review workplace laws, researcher John Buchanan says 10 Mar 2014
Sydney Morning Herald
The Sydney Morning Herald reports Professor John Buchanan has warned the body charged with conducting the federal government's sweeping review of workplace laws is ill-equipped to do the job properly.