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Daniel Walton announced as McKell Institute chairman
Flood Recovery Too Slow
Criminalise intimidation, harassment of Tasmanian bus drivers: report
Half of workers in insecure jobs forced to work due to lack of paid leave
Women would be winners if sub-45k earners were included in ‘Stage 3’ changes
Government’s IR reforms will improve individual lives and strengthen the economy
SE Qld’s outer suburbs missing out on historic public transport investment: report
Strengthening building code could save $4b a year: new report
Local jobs and manufacturing to feature in NSW Parliamentary inquiry into government procurement
After a decade of delay, time for parliament to move on evidence-based IR reforms
Wage theft costing workers nearly $850m a year
Micro but Mighty: NRMA Insurance report highlights the impact of the fast-growing microbusiness sector
Board appointments for Australian Renewable Energy Agency
Tougher penalties for assaulting retail workers now law in NSW
Assaults on retail workers to attract stronger penalties
Assaults on retail workers to attract stronger penalties
GIG WORKER’S ONE-STAR REVIEW AFTER REFUSING ILLICIT DRUG DELIVERY SHOWS NEED FOR REFORM
COLES-UBER TIE-UP A CHANCE TO LIFT GIG ECONOMY WORK STANDARDS
Milkrun collapse shows need for urgent industry reform
Lifeline now helping record numbers in Queensland, funding should be regularised: new report
MAJOR SURVEY OF FOOD DELIVERY, RIDESHARE AND AMAZONFLEX DRIVERS BUSTS ‘FLEXIBILITY’ MYTH: MCKELL, TWU
Report recommends leave entitlements to stem NDIS workforce exodus
Report shows decade of wages lost
NSW Government must match Labor’s commitment to address collapsing literacy & numeracy
Time for State Governments to Properly Fund Education
Interventions could stop NSW’s education free fall, but Gonski funding gap must be filled: report
Apprenticeships Taskforce win for tradies, industry and state
More than half of $5.4b East Coast Flood claims now closed
Updates from NSW, Insurance Council, Treasurer and more
Cost of living pushed up by climate-driven floods
New research shows every Australian pays for extreme weather
Jobs and Skills Summit must seek to unlock labour potential of middle-aged women: report
Migration, bargaining, and job security on AWU’s table at Jobs and Skills Summit
Australia must move quickly to become global hydrogen superpower
Expensive and cruel: report exposes decade of NSW workers comp failure
Allowing super for home deposits would ignite new housing price explosion [LINK CORRECTED]
Allowing super for home deposits would ignite new housing price explosion
Gov’s offer to teachers would be $2,000 real wage cut: analysis
McKell Institute report is neither credible nor impartial
Billion dollars year stripped from coal mining communities by wage-cutting: new analysis
Over $750 million year stripped from Queensland coal mining communities by wage-cutting: new analysis
Quarter of billion year stripped from Hunter communities by wage-cutting: new analysis
Report: Commonwealth Funding Formulas Cost Victoria
Women’s wages plunging this International Women’s Day
Local jobs strategy must be more than photo op
Allowing super for home deposits would ignite new Housing Boom: report
Data shows wage stinginess will hurt NSW’s economy, not just workers
Labor’s announcement one step closer to rebuilding TAFE