Top economists say cutting immigration is no way to boost wages
Wes Mountain/The Conversation, CC BY-ND Australia’s top economists have overwhelmingly rejected cuts to either permanent or temporary migration as a means of restoring lost [...]
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Economic modelling shows trying to eliminate COVID-19 may be our best approach
Modelling conducted by Dr Tony Blakely from the Population Interventions Unit at the Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics Research, Melbourne School of Population and [...]
Singapore Airlines wants power to stand workers down without pay in Australia in the event of an escalation of the Covid19 crisis
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 [...]
