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[ 10 September 2026 ] Donald Trump moves from pretend peace back to war jet again War
[ 31 August 2026 ] United States attacks Iran yet again War
[ 14 July 2026 ] US breaks Iran MoU and promises more attacks War
[ 19 September 2025 ] More than a million take to the streets in France’s political crisis Economy
[ 16 September 2025 ] France Erupts against Macron after the fall of the government and appointment of a new Prime Minister Government

Centrelink call centre workers have been sacked as new contract is handed to Serco

27 October 2020 Editor 0

Contributed At a time when one would think it a priority to meet the needs of people out of work, the Morrison government is ultimately responsible for the cutting 420 jobs at Centrelink call centres […]

Qantas moves to use labour hire and casualise workforce

28 September 2020 Editor 0

By Ben Wilson The Transport (TWU) is furious about more of workers at Qantas facing the sack. The company is continuing with its plan to outsource a significant part of its workforce, despite being a […]

End the transformation of JobKeeper into welfare for corporations and the rich

25 August 2020 Editor 0

By Ben Wilson The inadequacies of JobKeeper are becoming more obvious the longer it continues. At first it was that many of those who were left without an income due to Covid-19 missed out.

Victoria’s new wage theft law is a good step forward

28 June 2020 Editor 0

Contributed The passing of laws in Victoria on Tuesday night, which make the stealing of wages from workers a criminal offense, is a milestone. Victoria is the first Australian state or territory to do this.

Leaks show government moving to pull help from workers and small business

22 May 2020 Editor 0

By Ben Wilson There is a push form the government to end support for for people who have suffered loss of wages and struggling small business, as soon as possible. Leaks filtering out suggest there […]

Wages not rising largely because of rising casual and insecure work

3 March 2020 Editor 0

By Adam Carlton Last week’s new ABS figures continue the gloomy outlook for the Australian economy, and especially for the prospects of an improvement in jobs and wages.

The truth about American jobs and its replication here in Australia

21 December 2019 Editor 0

By Joe Montero The American job creation fiction constantly presented is important for Australia for two reasons. One is that the Australian economy is significantly integrated into the American one, and what goes on there […]

The truth about unemployment in Australia must be told

19 September 2019 Editor 0

By Joe Montero Just about everyone is talking about the dark economic clouds on the horizon. The numbers and politics don’t look good. The only certainty is that both the global and Australian economies are […]

Employer groups call out for war on wages and conditions

11 June 2019 Editor 0

Predictably, big employer organisations are coming out after the election and telling the Morrison government to make further changes to Fair Work Australia in their favour.

Mine dust victims call for coal levy

23 March 2019 Editor 0

This news item from From SBS News (1 March 2019) highlights the plight of a group of workers who have contracted what is commonly called black lung and the mining companies have so far failed […]