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The Government Is Targeting Unions When They Should Really Be Worried About Your Pay Packet

In this lopsided contest between workers and employers, workers need all the help they can get.

16/11/2017 10:24 AM AEDT

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The 'Gig' Economy Might Be The Future But It's Actually Moving Us Backwards

Take away the apps and these work practices are as old as capitalism.

23/08/2017 11:47 AM AEST

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The Soaring Aussie Dollar Will Short-Change Australia's Export Industries

An overvalued currency is nothing to celebrate.

31/07/2017 1:23 PM AEST

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Would Somebody Please Tell Governor Lowe That Workers Can't Just Ask For Higher Wages?

The idea that they should just puff out their chests and demand a wage rise must seem like a joke to low-income earners.

20/06/2017 3:07 PM AEST

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If You Want Faster Wage Growth, Here's How to Get It

The only way isn't up.

01/06/2017 2:30 PM AEST

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The Glaring Reason Why Morrison's Hopeful Deficit Targets Will Never Be Realised

Scott Morrison's rose-coloured labour market assumptions will be sabotaged by his own government's war on workers and wages.

10/05/2017 1:36 PM AEST

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Australia Should Follow Vancouver's Lead In Cooling Down An Overheated Market

The Vancouver tax has been undeniably effective in cooling the inflow of hot money into the regional housing market.

06/03/2017 11:28 AM AEDT

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Don't Pop The Champagne Over Today's Positive GDP Figures

Lurking in the numbers are several signs that Australia's broader economic trajectory is still rather shaky.

01/03/2017 3:48 PM AEDT

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What's Really Caused Australia's Property Bubble

The government's claims fall apart at every step.

28/11/2016 10:21 AM AEDT

Denying The Downside of Globalization Won't Stop Populism

The rise of anti-globalization sentiment, including in Australia, poses a big challenge to mainstream politicians who've been trumpeting the virtues of free trade for decades. Treasurer Scott Morrison...

11/10/2016 12:01 PM AEDT

A Tale of Two Contracts: Infrastructure and Australian Jobs

Economists agree public infrastructure investments will be critical to Australia's economic adjustment to the downturn in mining. Capital spending by private companies is falling fast. Consumers, mean...

26/09/2016 10:43 AM AEST

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