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Morrison Government taking $1.3 billion from the poor and unemployed

The announcement of extensions to the COVID-19 supplement payments comes with the usual fine print ...  
Now is the time to reduce overlong working hours

As Australians are working longer hours, the COVID-19 pandemic is an opportunity to reset the ...  
Australia's migration and humanitarian programs at record lows

Australia's 2020-21 migration and humanitarian programs are likely to be fewer than since the ...  
Morrison Government forges ahead with penalty rate cuts

Tony Burke has hit out at the Morrison Government for forging ahead with the final round of Sunday ...  
Industrial relations reform negotiations at loggerheads — but not for long

Progress with the ongoing industrial relations reform negotiations has been slow, with both sides ...  
The Morrison Government's robodebt cover-up lies

Rather than offer an apology, Scott Morrison has shifted the blame for the robodebt scandal to a ...  
After JobSeeker ends, we need a new unemployment system

We should take lessons learnt from the economic stimuli offered during the pandemic to restructure ...  
McManus says disappointing pay rise short-changes workers

Fair Work Commission’s paltry pay rise will leave many Australian workers struggling to feed ...  
Unemployment numbers likely worse than projected

Unemployment in Australia has been baking for a long time.  
Victory for Andrews Labor Government as anti-wage theft law is passed

The Andrews Government has had a victory in Victoria with the passing of new laws that will serve ...  
Staff and unions need to take up the fight for the ABC

The ones who should be fighting the hardest to save the ABC are those whose jobs depend on it and ...  
Job guarantee would ensure Uber Eats and Deliveroo workers eat too

Government funding to assure liveable wages would give gig economy workers real options.  
Labor's voice is needed on industrial relations reforms

Negotiations are taking place between the Government and ACTU for IR reforms, but Labor is rema ...  
Morrison's JobMaker plan and the 'skill' shortage

The Morrison Government’s focus on "skills" deflects attention from the real job market pr ...  
Should we save our ABC?

The ABC has faced savage budget cuts every year since 2013 and is now threatened by further cuts ...  
Together-alone with the Morrison Government

The Morrison Government has abandoned those in the arts and entertainment industry — an indu ...  
Morrison funds new kitchens — slashes unemployment benefits

A huge number of Australians will be plunged into poverty overnight as others get to renovate ...  
Neoliberalism is dashing all hopes of a post-COVID-19 utopia

Some think we heading for a post-COVID-19 utopia, but based on current projections, a pessimistic ...  
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