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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 [...]

FactCheck: have the Trump tax cuts led to lower unemployment and higher wages? No it hasn’t

September 3, 2018 // 0 Comments

Fabrizio Carmignani, Griffith University The evidence on the ground is very clear. The Trump tax cuts have led to stronger investment, stronger growth, lower unemployment [...]

White House Caught Lying About African American Jobs Claim

August 18, 2018 // 0 Comments

The Trump White House was caught lying this week about African American jobs rate claim. In a rare instance White House press secretary Sarah Sanders issued a rare correction [...]

Turnbull’s tax plan will hurt working people, won’t create jobs – ACTU

June 22, 2018 // 0 Comments

New ACTU empirical analysis covering 10 years and 34 OECD countries shows that when you cut corporate taxes no jobs are created and wages decrease. ACTU Secretary Sally [...]

The Coalition’s income tax cuts will help the rich more, but in a decade everyone pays more anyway

June 4, 2018 // 0 Comments

Ben Phillips, Australian National University and Matthew Gray, Australian National University Does the Coalition’s tax plan favour high earners over those with lower [...]

FWC: Minimum Wage increased by $24.30, half of what Australian workers needed

June 1, 2018 // 0 Comments

2 million Australians to receive a pay rise after the Fair Work Commission increased the national minimum wage by 3.5%, to $719.20 a week. This equals an extra $24.30 per [...]

Young people, not employers, should choose super fund: Productivity Commission

May 29, 2018 // 0 Comments

bdb b. Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra Young people entering the workforce should choose their own superannuation fund, rather than the present system of their [...]