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

21 Mar 2023 | While recommendations have been made by the Productivity Commission on skilled migration reform ...  

Visa lottery: Solution in search of a problem

21 Feb 2023 | A new lottery-style system for issuing permanent residency visas is a poorly-planned idea that ...  

Visa system still leaving migrants jobless and homeless

8 Feb 2023 | With record-sized growth in temporary entrants straining rental and job markets, Home Affairs must ...  

Artificial intelligence is a double-edged sword

29 Jan 2023 | Artificial intelligence can have positive impacts for humanity if harnessed sensibly, writes ...  

State nominations for skilled visas lagging behind expectations

29 Jan 2023 | 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

19 Jan 2023 | Temporary entrants and new migrants will struggle to survive if the weakened job market predicted ...  

Strike action — a resurgent force in 2023

16 Jan 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

10 Jan 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

31 Dec 2022 | 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

22 Dec 2022 | Universities should encourage overseas students to do courses in health and education, and TAFEs ...  

Population and immigration in 2022: What we know so far

18 Dec 2022 | With international borders re-opening at the end of 2021, the biggest labour shortage since ...  

Vast executive salaries: undemocratic, unethical and unproductive

6 Dec 2022 | Neoliberal policies have resulted in an imbalance in Australia's wage system with a disproporti ...  

Calculating the final toll of preventable Coalition construction deaths

6 Dec 2022 | We can now count the Australian builders who lost their lives following Coalition calls to dere ...  

Workplace democracy encourages higher wages and productivity

5 Dec 2022 | 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

27 Nov 2022 | 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

26 Nov 2022 | An industrial award must be established for artists and art workers to earn a liveable wage ...  

Fair Work changes a Teal deal-breaker

17 Nov 2022 | Teal Independents have added amendments to reduce the impact of Labor's planned industrial rela ...  

Predictably, 'employer groups' slam Albanese's industrial relations bill

12 Nov 2022 | The Albanese Government’s "Secure Jobs, Better Pay" industrial relations bill passed the House ...