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Recent Media Releases
GDP was barely growing before fires or virus: ABS
March 4, 2020
Economic growth had dropped to just 0.5 per cent in the last quarter of last year – well below the long-run average – before the impact of the bushfires or Coronavirus had been felt, according to data released this morning from the ABS.
Jetstar leverages broken system to force bad deal on workers
March 1, 2020
Jetstar workers have signed on to a new EBA under intense pressure from management. The company had threatened to withhold scheduled pay rises unless workers voted for the new agreement.
Workers’ comp claims for harassment and bullying rise, women twice as likely to be affected as men
February 28, 2020
Workers’ compensation claims for bullying, harassment and mental stress rose between 2016 and 2018 according to new data released by Safe Work Australia.
In face of national crisis, Morrison pardons historical theft of super payments
February 24, 2020
With daily revelations of wage theft dominating the start of the new parliamentary year, the Morrison Government has today passed a bill which will waive penalties for employers who have stolen superannuation from workers.
Unemployment jumps as Scott Morrison deserts working Australians
February 20, 2020
The hardship working people are facing under the Morrison Government’s failed economic policies continues to intensify with the unemployment rate rising 0.2 per cent according to data released this morning by the ABS.
Wage crisis continues, public sector wage growth lowest on record
February 19, 2020
The Morrison Government’s wage growth crisis continues with figures released this morning showing that overall wage growth is stagnant at 2.2 per cent, with public sector wage growth slumping to the same rate, the lowest ever for public sector workers since measurements began in 1997.
Government response to billions in systemic, calculated wage theft fails workers
February 18, 2020
The Morrison Government has made it clear it will not address the root causes of wage based on a discussion paper released this morning.
Aussie icon Holden dies after 160 years thanks to the Liberals
February 17, 2020
Seven years after the Abbott Government ended the car manufacturing industry in Australia GM has killed off the Holden brand, ending a 160-year run in Australia. Sales of all Holden models and all remaining design and engineering work will be wound up by 2021.
Government Votes to Give Banks More Say Over Super and Shirks Superannuation Commitment
February 12, 2020
Voting to pass legislation that will give retail banks greater access to working people’s superannuation in Parliament this morning, the Morrison government has decided to jeopardise the retirement plans of tens of thousands of working Australians after it voted down a Labor Party motion to reaffirm their commitment to the legislated timetable for a rise in the Superannuation Guarantee to 12% by 2025.
Morrison threatens sick leave for shift workers & job security for permanent workers
February 11, 2020
Today the Morrison government’s industrial relations minister, Christian Porter, confirmed that he would seek to…
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