Jobs summit has not delivered a new direction for Australia
By Joe Montero The jobs summit was going to deliver a consensus that will chart a way forward towards a fairer Australia. At least that […]
Economy
It is not wage rises causing of inflation and harming the economy
By Joe Montero There are forces in Australia gearing up a campaign to keep wages down. Led by the corporate sector and backed by the […]
Real wages are falling and cannot be the cause of inflation
By Joe Montero Despite all the hype, and even a Reserve Bank forecast of a 3.5 percent rise next year, the pay packet of the […]
Australia’s economy faces problems rooted in its structure
By Joe Montero People have been saying that the economy is in strife for a long time, and along with the climate crisis, the rising […]
There are better ways to stop inflation than by hiking interest rates
Richard D Wolf, professor of economics emeritus at the University of Massachusetts, wrote the following. It was first published by the Pressenza International Press Agency […]
Australia’s inflation rate is rising and why this is happening?
By Joe Montero Australia’s inflation rate is rising and set to rise further still. In the first three months of this year, it rose 5.1 […]
Wages and social security justice should be at centre stage of election campaign
Contributed A few days into the election campaign and two big issues are already being ignored, the falling share of wages and the even worse […]
The budget should solve rising cost of living and not pork barrel for votes
By Jim Hayes Hours before Treasurer Josh Frydenberg delivers this year’s budget, the big issue is the rising cost of living beginning to push down […]
Signals that the coming budget will be a con are now out
By Joe Montero This year’s federal budget is coming up, and this time the details are being kept hidden from the public. In a budget […]
New generation is worse off than those born before
By Joe Montero The Brotherhood of St Laurence’s twelfth Life Chances report has come out and what it reveals comes as no real surprise. Australians born after 1990 […]