Business

Singapore Airlines wants power to stand workers down without pay in Australia in the event of an escalation of the Covid19 crisis

March 11, 2020 // 0 Comments

At a time of high anxiety in Australia about the prevalence of insecure work and financial pressure that has been exacerbated by the Covid19 Singapore Airlines is using the [...]

As Australia Faces Covid-19 Morrison Government is stripping workers of sick leave

March 5, 2020 // 0 Comments

The ACTU says that while Australian workers face uncertainty and financial stress in the face of the coronavirus crisis, The Morrison government and business have been [...]

RBA sends end of year warning on stagnant wages growth

December 17, 2019 // 0 Comments

Today the Reserve Bank has shone a spotlight on stagnant wages growth. Some say this is one of the Morrison Government’s biggest economic failures. The warning comes as [...]

MYEFO: Ordinary Australians paying the price for liberal failure

December 16, 2019 // 1 Comment

Today’s Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook has destroyed the economic credibility of the Morrison Government. Australians are paying a high price for the [...]

Morrison Government Becomes 2nd Highest Taxing Government on Record, & Government Net Debt Has Risen By 145% Since 2013

December 16, 2019 // 0 Comments

Treasure Frydenberg’s MYEFO documents confirm the Morrison government has now become the 2nd highest taxing government on record, the Only government with a higher tax [...]

1 in 3 companies pay no tax while actively driving down wages & making jobs more insecure

December 13, 2019 // 0 Comments

Roughly one in three companies, including household names like Shell, IBM and Goldman Sachs pay no tax in Australia, despite hundreds of millions, sometimes billions of [...]

ACTU: ‘Mathematically impossible’ for tax cuts to replace real wage growth

April 3, 2019 // 0 Comments

The ACTU, the peak body for trade unions in Australia has said that regular, real wage rises would provide a financial boost for struggling workers ‘dozens of times’ [...]

Greens: Federal Budget a cynical mess and election bribes

April 3, 2019 // 0 Comments

Key points: Australia needs a plan to tackle the climate emergency through a real investment in renewables Scott Morrison and Josh Frydenberg have delivered a few election [...]

National Unemployment Rate Holding At 5.1 – Coalition States Rate Increasing

February 22, 2019 // 0 Comments

Figures from the Australian Bureau of statistics shows that the unemployment rate nationally has remained steady at 5.1%. ABS Chief Economist Bruce Hockman said: “The [...]

ACTU: Latest Retail Figures Prove Australia Needs A Pay Rise

February 5, 2019 // 0 Comments

ACTU Secretary Sally McManus has said today that the latest retail figures prove Australia needs a pay payrise. “Working people are not get getting the fair pay rises [...]