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The cumulative costs of wage caps for essential service workers in NSW

Since 2012 the NSW government has arbitrarily suppressed pay gains for workers in state-funded public services (including health care, education,

The October 2022-23 Commonwealth Budget: A good start … but rocky times ahead

The new Albanese Labor government has tabled a revised budget for the 2022-23 fiscal year, revising revenue and spending forecasts

Inflation: a primer

Over the past year, inflation has accelerated both in Australia and in most advanced economies, to rates much faster than

Robbed at sea

Endemic wage theft from seafarers in Australian waters

Submission to the Senate Select Committee on Work and Care

Current work and care arrangements in Australia contribute to economic and social disadvantage for carers, the vast majority of whom

Profit share

The roles of profits, wages and costs in driving inflation has been widely discussed in recent months. Claims by the