Employment
Australia’s economy shines in a world of deepening gloom

The numbers confirm Australia’s economy is responding to global conditions better than most.  
Workplace bullying knows no limits

Workplace bullying can be disguised, involve organisational culture and legislation is needed to ...  
Full employment under threat as labour market weakens

Australia’s labour market is softening, with rising unemployment and sluggish job creation ...  
Record temporary visas strain migration system as shortages persist

Australia’s record surge in skilled temporary visas is clogging the system, while leaving the ...  
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EDITORIAL: ANZ, NAB and ‘Bigger for You’ Bendigo’s ever bigger greed

This week, Big Four bank ANZ informed 3,500 employees they were losing their jobs — via email ...  
ANZ, NAB and ‘Bigger for You’ Bendigo’s ever bigger greed

Despite eye-watering profits, the banking sector is 'throwing workers on the scrap heap whil ...  
Overworked, underpaid, unheard: Teachers lead historic Queensland strike

Queensland teachers recently walked off the job in unprecedented numbers, demanding fair pay, safe ...  
Australia’s excellent productivity masked by flawed statistics

Alan Austin has contributed to the Albanese Government’s Economic Reform Roundtable. This is the ...  
Digital natives or digital nomads? Australian youth and the future of work

If you have spent any time on social media lately, you’ve likely seen them — young Australians ...  
Australian CEO pay scandal averted by PR spin and media churnalism

While CEO salaries in Australia soar to $39.5m, the media normalises our country's economic ineq ...  
Clear failures, no fixes: The Government's asylum blind spot

Despite a dramatic shift in who is seeking asylum in Australia, the Government remains unwilling ...  
Net migration in 2024-25 may exceed Treasury forecast by 45,000

The chances of net migration being anywhere near Treasury’s forecast of 335,000 for 2024-25 are ...  
AUSVOTES ECONOMIC FACTS #10: Employment rising under Labor

The economy is a dominant issue in the Election. From now until polling day, Independent Australia ...  
STEPHEN KOUKOULAS: Labor's 2025-26 Budget is close to pitch-perfect

The Budget's current settings indicate favourable conditions and an enviable economic outlook, ...  
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EDITORIAL — STEPHEN KOUKOULAS: Labor's 2025-26 Budget is close to pitch-perfect

The Budget's current settings indicate favourable conditions and an enviable economic outlook, ...  
Dutton’s Dickensian working-from-home ban

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton channels Ebenezer Scrooge as he promises to ban working from home ...  
ABC News continues to falsify Australia’s strong economic recovery

Following the lead of Sky News and the Murdoch newspapers, Australia's national broadcaster is m ...  
'Lame-stream' media lets Angus Taylor's lies go unchecked

As the next Federal Election approaches, misinformation from senior Liberals is increasing alar ...  
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