New ACTU secretary

Melissa Donnelly takes the lead.

Full-spectrum economic coercion

International workshop in Sydney

What was and is to be done?

Mark Bray considers the legacy of Sally McManus and Michele O'Neil.

Michelle Grattan & Sally McManus

Michelle Grattan chats with the outgoing ACTU secretary.

Union chiefs to stand down

A surprise trade union transition.

Three million workers get a rise

But wages are still behind, explains John Buchanan.

It’s the working class, stupid

Class matters, insists David Peetz.

The 2026 world inequality report

The world's essential resource on inequality.

Gina, patrimonial capitalism & tax

Inherited wealth is overtaking earned income, observes John Quiggin.

Reading the country

Recommendations from our new Assistant Secretary.

Facing the challenge

The outlook of our new President, Frank Stilwell.

AI: the reverse centaur’s guide

AI is high-tech asbestos, argues Cory Doctorow.

AI in Australia’s interests

The PM's landmark AI speech.

Should big A.I. be publicly owned?

Bernie Sanders wants half.

Israel-backed settler violence escalates

Attacks since 2023 have displaced 107 West Bank communities.

Budgeting for a fairer future

Frank Stilwell applauds the federal budget.

When the world changes, economic policy must too

Monetary policy isn't fit, argue Gareth Bryant and Ben Spies-Butcher.

Intergenerational housing inequity

Our submission to the Senate Select Committee.