International Women’s Day shows Scott Morrison is all talk no action
There has been lots of flowery prose and tributes delivered to frontline women workers, but applause and pats on the back don’t pay the bills, according to Ms O’Neil.
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Melbourne’s elitist men-only club wasn’t the only one getting cautioned on International Women’s Day
While Liberal politicians were munching on their International Women’s Day cupcakes, we weren’t prepared to sugar coat reality. If Morrison wanted to sweeten the millions of women going to the ballot boxes in a couple of months, he should have had a second look at his own track record. Hundreds of women marched from Spring…
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“Living on the street” – workers share stories of wage stagnation and rising costs of living
Years and years of government economic mismanagement have stacked up. Insecure work, insufficient disability support, and stagnating wages have left workers with little hope of keeping up with daily prices.
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Operation Energise: workers live their values for flood-stricken communities
It’s about helping community groups in areas that have been completely impacted, where houses have been shattered. If we can get the local dance school up and running or tennis facility or hockey field or scout group going it gives people a bit of hope.
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We can reach the summit for women’s safety – but not while Morrison holds us back
History has shown us that equality and safety at work has not been delivered by business lobbyists but by generations of women union members demanding change.
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Slaying the Inflation myth
Inflation - it's like disco and scratch and sniff t-shirts (look it up, people) - so very 1970s! Strangely, its making a comeback as our economy struggles to recover from the pandemic and Scott Morrison's government overheats the housing market.
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