Unions
Video: Join 23 October Melbourne rally and help change the rules
It’s time to turn around record inequality and bring back the fair go. We need everyone out on the streets.
Articles by The Editor
Rights
Government must be stopped from allowing schools to discriminate
By Jim Hayes In a bizarre effort to turn reality upside down, the Ruddock so-called inquiry into religious freedom has recommended allowing private schools, to turn away gay students who are gay or have a […]
Unions
We need wage theft laws now
A pre-election campaign to raise the need for laws against wage theft in Victoria is being directed at Liberal Party leader Matthew Guy. There is a petition out now, and you can sign it via […]
Economy
Is there going to be a housing crash or not
By Joe Montero Speculation about the future of Australia’s housing market is gathering a head steam. Financial analysts and commentators are arguing about whether it is going to go down with a whimper or crash. […]
Rights
Single mothers deserve so much more than the financial struggles they’re facing
A recent study of 1100 single mothers in Australia found just over half are earning less than $40,000 a year, including 19% with less than $20,000. Almost half of the 25% of respondents reported […]
Rights
Casualisation of work must be turned around
By Joe Montero According to the OECD, Australia is suffering from one of the highest incidences of temporary work in the industrialised world. It should not be this way. The health of the economy does […]
Rights
Taking part in Older Persons Week in Melbourne
By Ugly Last week saw the observance of the United Nations Day for the Older Person, which has been set on 1 October since 1990. This year’s theme was “celebrating older human rights champions.” Australia […]
Corruption
Calling for the scalps of bank chiefs is not enough
By Joe Montero Reacting to the revelations that have come out of the Royal Commission into the finance industry, Australian Labor Party leader Bill Shorten, has called for the senior executives and managers involved in […]
