The Australian Basic Income Lab (ABI Lab) is a research and outreach centre focused on basic income in Australia and the Asia-Pacific region.

Interest in basic income has grown in response to concerns about poverty, precarious work, artificial intelligence, and social inequality. Pilots, policy debates, and natural experiments around the world have drawn researchers, institutions, and civil society organisations into the conversation — including the OECD, World Bank, ILO and various university-based centres and think tanks.

ABI Lab works with academics, civil society organisations, governments, unions, and businesses to support interdisciplinary research and informed public debate on the role of basic income in enhancing social and economic security. We host seminars, workshops and public events, featuring local and international researchers, policymakers, and other stakeholders.