Turns Out Being In Hospital Doesn’t Excuse You From Work For The Dole
The culture of fear and intimidation pervading the employment services industry is pushing vulnerable unemployed…More
Browsing: Workers’ Rights
Our Transition To A Cleaner Energy Future Must Be Just For Workers
A clean energy future is on the horizon, but without proper planning it will also…More
Alan Tudge: Keeping The Humane Out Of The Human Services Portfolio
Human Services Minister Alan Tudge’s speech pushing for a more punitive approach toward unemployed Australians…More
The Real Thugs In The Construction Industry: Rethinking Turnbull’s Propaganda
The Turnbull government’s campaign to discredit unions and prop up big business ignores the reality…More
It’s Time To Call The Liberal’s Social Welfare ‘Reforms’ What They Really Are: Class Warfare
Changes to the unemployment benefits scheme are not about helping people find work, writes Peter…More
19 Jobseekers For Every Job: The Unemployed Elephant in the Room
The debate around the Australian social security system has sunk to a shameful new low.…More
The System Has Failed Retail And Fast Food Workers, Says Coles Fair Work Winner
Duncan Hart recently won an important court action over underpayment of wages as an employee of…More
A Casual Killing: How Government And Business Make More Money By Ripping Off Yours
Forget the Turnbull Government’s ‘budget repair’ dogma. The real reason the Coalition is trying to…More
How Job Agencies Bully The Unemployed and Get Away With It
Unemployed people in Australia are finding it increasingly difficult to hold their job agencies accountable…More
Fox Hunting Rorts, No Jobs: When Ireland Tried A Youth Internship Scheme
OPINION: The Coalition’s controversial internship scheme for young, unemployed Australians has been tested before. While…More