Funding Sources

The research activity of the Labour Economics and Social Policy program is funded from a number of sources. Multi-year funding from the Federal Government is derived from the Social Policy Research Contract with the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations. The University of Melbourne and the Australian Research Council are also important funding sources. Additional short-term funding flows from consultancies for a variety of government and non-government organisations.

Current funding sources include:

• Australian Government Department of Employment and Workplace Relations
• Australian Government Department of Family and Community Services
• Australian Research Council nationally competitive research grants
• University of Melbourne
• New Zealand Treasury Department

Recent past funding sources include:

• Australian Government Department of Family and Community Services
• Victorian Government Department of Treasury and Finance
• Australian Government Department of Employment and Workplace Relations
• Australian Research Council nationally competitive research grants
• University of Melbourne
• New Zealand Treasury Department
• New Zealand Ministry of Social Development
• Minerals Council of Australia
• Victorian WorkCover Authority
• TNO Work and Employment