The crucial educational, social and economic role of early childhood education and care (ECEC) has been further highlighted over the past two years, as the interruptions of lockdowns and distancing have exacerbated longstanding barriers to accessing free, high-quality, ECEC in Australia, writes Lauren Piko
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Clothes can say a lot about a person, but they can also reveal a lot about who made them too.
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We were all together that day back in March. Thousands of Australian women in marches for justice because enough is enough. I was there with ACTU President Michele O’Neil in Canberra and I too had had enough. On that day back in March, I remember thinking, these women, this rally could be the start of…
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We know that insecure work can have several poor economic outcomes for workers. However, what is rarely talked about is the how safety issues, like sexual harassment, are often compounded by these exploitative business models. A new survey commissioned by the ACTU found that 26% of retail workers and 22% of health workers reported experiencing…
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2021 has been a year for breaking grim records. As of June 2020, according to ABS statistics, more Australians than ever are working multiple jobs. In the past, a single income from one decent, secure job was enough to feed, clothe and house a family of five. Around about that time, that one income was…
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Insecure work is at crisis levels in central Queensland. Nearly 4 in 10 workers (38.7%) are in casual work.1 in 2 workers in central Queensland no longer have a permanent job.Mining and manufacturing companies have been deliberately replacing permanent jobs with insecure ones. Insecure work is incredibly prevalent in central Queensland. The region is host to…
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