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Nov 208 min read
Are you better off than you were in …?
The Annual Wage Review 2024-5, living standards struggles, and the next election The question in the title draws from what Trump...
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Oct 226 min read
Unemployment and poverty: the week after Anti-Poverty Week
Right now the JobSeeker unemployment benefit is about 1.49% of the base salary - about $26,346 - of the chief executives of the top 200...
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Jun 26 min read
ACTU Congress: 10-15% union density top priority?
Ecological, political and economic context The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) Congress is this week from June 4-6. The...
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Jun 20, 20225 min read
Wage increases in the real world: an honest discussion
Last week’s Annual Wage Review (AWR) lifted the National Minimum Wage (NMW) by $40 per week, which is 5.2%. The minimum wages in our...
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