Social justice, equality, democracy & human rights
Good afternoon, it’s a pleasure to be with you today. I want to pay my respects to the Ngunnawal people and their elders past and present. I would also like to acknowledge the members of the Australian Services Union who here today as well as some of my dear friends,...
We may be at an inflection point in global affairs with the world in disarray with a volatile, erratic and unpredictable administration in Washington, imminent British and possibly French exits from the European Union, presidential instability in South Korea and the...
The British prime minister, Theresa May, does not take time off from her responsibilities in London to travel to Scotland—even to address the conference of the Scottish Conservative party—without good reason. Of course, she has every reason since, unless she treads...
Employer organisations such as the Australian Retailers Association, supported by the federal government, have recently argued that wages for Australia’s lowest-paid workers should be increased by less than inflation. This would mean a cut in real wages. But none of...
The Fair Work Commission unveiled its long-awaited decision on penalty rates for Sunday and holiday work this week. Penalty rates for most retail and hospitality workers will be cut, by up to 50 percentage points of the base wage. Hardest-hit will be retail employees:...
The Euro zone needs a proper government : a joint budget, common rules of taxation, an investment and borrowing capacity, a growth strategy and a model for sustainable and equitable development. But to achieve all these, the Euro zone must first focus on creating...
The international bestseller (over 3 million copies sold worldwide) Capital in the 21st Century written by Thomas Piketty, (Editions du Seuil) will be given a big screen adaptation. Matthew Metcalfe of General Film Corporation and Yann Le Prado of Upside yesterday...