Employment
Productivity Commission's migration reform ideas a curate's egg

While recommendations have been made by the Productivity Commission on skilled migration reform ...  
Visa lottery: Solution in search of a problem

A new lottery-style system for issuing permanent residency visas is a poorly-planned idea that ...  
Visa system still leaving migrants jobless and homeless

With record-sized growth in temporary entrants straining rental and job markets, Home Affairs must ...  
Artificial intelligence is a double-edged sword

Artificial intelligence can have positive impacts for humanity if harnessed sensibly, writes ...  
State nominations for skilled visas lagging behind expectations

State and territory governments will be reliant on the boom in student, visitor, working holiday ...  
Struggle street ahead for new migrants if jobs forecast on target

Temporary entrants and new migrants will struggle to survive if the weakened job market predicted ...  
Strike action — a resurgent force in 2023

In the midst of a worldwide cost of living crisis, the right to industrial action is back on the ...  
Paths for the Albanese Government to improve immigration in 2023

After disrepair in the visa system and implementing urgent interim measures, 2023 will have to be ...  
#4 TOP STORY OF 2022: Rapid growth in skilled independent visas under Albanese

The Albanese Government is set to open up Australia's skilled migrant intake, according to Dr ...  
More than cash cows: Overseas students key to migration program

Universities should encourage overseas students to do courses in health and education, and TAFEs ...  
Population and immigration in 2022: What we know so far

With international borders re-opening at the end of 2021, the biggest labour shortage since ...  
Vast executive salaries: undemocratic, unethical and unproductive

Neoliberal policies have resulted in an imbalance in Australia's wage system with a disproporti ...  
Calculating the final toll of preventable Coalition construction deaths

We can now count the Australian builders who lost their lives following Coalition calls to dere ...  
Workplace democracy encourages higher wages and productivity

Australia needs to work towards a more democratic culture within workplaces in order to increase ...  
For democracy to triumph, economic and social well-being must coexist

Jim Kable reviews a new book by Rory Ellison, which thoroughly examines our national systems and ...  
It's time to pay artists a living wage

An industrial award must be established for artists and art workers to earn a liveable wage ...  
Fair Work changes a Teal deal-breaker

Teal Independents have added amendments to reduce the impact of Labor's planned industrial rela ...  
Predictably, 'employer groups' slam Albanese's industrial relations bill

The Albanese Government’s "Secure Jobs, Better Pay" industrial relations bill passed the House ...  
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