October 15, 2009
A chronic problem of underemployment in the Australian economy is putting greater pressure on household incomes and pushing more families towards the poverty line.
October 7, 2009
Decent jobs for all workers should be at the heart of government actions to steer the world economy out of the slump caused by the Global Financial Crisis.
October 6, 2009
Tax rorts and loopholes that are available only to the rich and wealthy are costing ordinary taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars a year and should be stopped.
October 1, 2009
Most Australians want action on climate change. Twenty years ago Australia was a leader in solar technologies. But we failed to support the industry and our best and brightest went overseas. We don’t want to miss out again.
September 25, 2009
Unions are gravely concerned that changes to national workplace health and safety laws to be released today will favour big business at the expense of workers’ safety.
September 24, 2009
Politicians should do more to limit outrageous executive salaries and bonuses and support low income workers.
September 22, 2009
Greedy, hypocritical and unjustified is the only way to describe the $11m termination pay for outgoing Qantas CEO Geoff Dixon and the $4m paid to outgoing Boral CEO Rod Pearse says ACTU Secretary Jeff Lawrence.
September 17, 2009
Family members of people who have died at work have joined with unions to lobby the Federal Government over new health and safety laws.
September 15, 2009
One year after the collapse of US investment bank Lehman Brothers and the onset of the Global Financial Crisis, governments must not drop the ball on business regulation to prevent financial mismanagement and corporate excess.
September 10, 2009
The loss in August of 7000 full-time jobs a week and an increase in underemployment show that it is too early to begin winding back efforts to support the Australian economy.
