Fair Work Australia (FWA) recently handed down its first minimum wage decision - a $26 per week increase. Although the decision emanated from new legislation, which explicitly references fairness and living standards of the low paid, both the decision and the process by which it was reached...

This paper considers the likely impact of e-commerce and the Internet on the Australian economy. It surveys literature on the extent and development of e-commerce in Australia and its impact on the shape of the Australian economy. Evidence for the "renewal" of the Australian economy is presented...