In partnership with major industry and a leading group of international researchers, and funded by the Australian Research Council, the Future Work Future Communities research team aims to shed light on how Australia’s workforce and communities will engage with the world of work in a future shaped by new business models and disruptive technologies.

Using the closure of the automotive industry as a lens into this topic, our research provides new insights into how displaced workers find work, use services, relate to others, and reshape their futures. It explores the community-wide impacts of restructuring, providing new perspectives on how local resources and public policies best support the process of adjustment.