EV’s, Australian manufacturing and how we can make it happen
In one fell swoop, the king of spin has decreed that our weekends are safe from the tyranny of electric vehicles (EV’s).
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We can’t improve women’s workplace rights without action on insecure work: Michele O’Neil
Australian working women are hoping that 2021 is a year that will be remembered for generating real change leading to gender equality. Because we should not have to wait for respect, safety and equality.
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The verdict is in: safe workplaces are union workplaces
The results are in from Work Shouldn't Hurt 2021: a national survey on workers' experiences of health and safety.
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Richard Denniss. The needle and the damage done
As we say goodbye to the era of lengthy lockdowns and pandemic restrictions, it's understandable that people want to put it all behind them and look forward to better days.
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The struggle for better conditions is shaped by how we remember it
This week marked the 114th anniversary of the Sunshine Harvester Judgement, widely recognised as a landmark case in Australian industrial history. While this judgement is sometimes simply described as a victory for workers’ rights, the importance of this case, and its relevance today, becomes clearer when it is remembered as an important moment in a…
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Workers battle stagnant wages and job insecurity while businesses make a profit
The end to lockdowns and restrictions is bittersweet, we can all celebrate seeing our sorely missed family and friends and newfound freedoms, but we would be lying to ourselves if we thought that we were all coming out of this equally. Our frontline workers are exhausted, with 4 in 5 teachers now considering leaving the…
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