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The Reserve Bank should not raise rates on Melbourne Cup Day

Inflation is being driven by things unaffected by interest rate, so there is no reason...

Australia is an energy super power, we need to use that power for good

Australia is already an energy superpower, but our governments have lacked the courage to use...

The latest report from the IMF highlights the need for full-employment to be the aim of the government and the Reserve Bank

If the economy grows as slowly as the IMF predicts it will for the next...

Insecure work is a feature of our labour market. New laws can change that.

* * * * * The Senate has started reviewing the Australian Government’s Closing Loopholes...

Inflation remains headed in the right direction despite higher oil prices

Increases in the prices of commodities like oil and gas are not a reason for...

Deteriorating Disability Worker Pay, Conditions Undermining NDIS

An urgent overhaul of poorly paid and casualised disability support work is needed to ensure...

Opening statement to the ACTU Price Gouging Inquiry

This week Professor Allan Fels, the former head of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission...

Corporate Profits Must Take Hit to Save Workers

Historically high corporate profits must take a hit if workers are to claw back real...

Millionaire Tim Gurner’s Refreshing Honesty Reveals the Soul of Business

Every now and then a window opens into the soul of the business community, and...

New laws for ‘employee-like’ gig workers are good but far from perfect

The Workplace Relations Minister Tony Burke has described proposed new laws to regulate digital platform...

‘Wages, employment and power’: Call for conference papers

The AIRAANZ (Association of Industrial Relations Academics of Australia and New Zealand) 2024 Conference will...

The weak economy shows the Reserve Bank is not threading the needle

We have now had two consecutive quarters of GDP per capita falling – hardly the...

Australia’s emissions are rising at a time they need to fall quickly

The latest quarterly greenhouse gas emissions survey shows that Australia is heading in the wrong...

Report Reveals True Potential of Fully Funded Public Schools

A new report from the Australia Institute’s Centre for Future Work is calling for increased...

Urgent Need for Australia’s Climate Industry Policy

For the first time in decades, Australia is talking about industry policy. And the interest...

For most workers, wages are still failing to keep up with inflation

While overall wages grew in line with inflation in the June quarter for workers in...

Australia at risk of exclusion from renewable manufacturing boom

Australia risks being left out of lucrative new markets for renewable energy-related manufacturing unless government...

We need more than a definition change to fix Australia’s culture of permanent ‘casual’ work

The surprising thing about the Albanese government’s announced reforms to “casual” employment is not that...

Inflation is falling so let’s make sure we don’t let unemployment rise

Inflation is coming down fast so we should now shift our attention to making sure...

Hollywood actors showing that unity is strength

When workers are united, and able to collectively bargain, they can win good outcomes The...

The key legislation changes that will help workers get a better deal

In recent years, workers have been held back from demanding better working conditions and pay...

If the unemployment rises to 4.5% who is likely to lose their job?

The RBA is currently targeting a 4.5% unemployment rate, and that is going to hurt...

Australian and Global Union Leader Sharan Burrow to Deliver Second Annual Carmichael Lecture

Former Australian Council of Trade Unions president Sharan Burrow will deliver the second annual Carmichael...

Bolstered by a biased tax system, house prices keep rising

As interest rates rise, the gains from negative gearing increase. Despite rising interest rates, the...