by Evatt Foundation | Jul 17, 2017 | Issue 3, Journal, News, Volume 16
The Guardian has kicked off a new project investigating inequality of all kinds, all over the world. The paper’s ‘Inequality Project’ is supported by the giant NewYork-based liberal-orientated Ford Foundation. The paper report’s that all the...
by Evatt Foundation | Jul 17, 2017 | Issue 3, Journal, News, Volume 16
Australia’s Fair Work Commission has recently decided to reduce penalty rates for work on Sundays and public holidays in the retail and hospitality sectors. Rates would fall by 25 to 50 percentage points of base wages, for most employees covered by the retail,...
by Christopher Sheil | Jul 17, 2017 | Issue 3, Journal, News, Volume 16
Following are brief notes and key charts about new data on: the share of Australian incomes accruing to the top 10% and top 1% (of individual adult income earners); the size and implications of tax evasion for inequality; and the distribution of income and wealth in...
by Bill Shorten | Jul 17, 2017 | Issue 3, Journal, News, Volume 16
I acknowledge the traditional owners of this land, I pay respect to elders past and present.I’m honoured to be here tonight with so many inspirational people. When I call you inspirational, I’m not trying to be nice for the sake of it. It’s because I’ve never...
by John Quiggin | Jul 17, 2017 | Issue 3, Journal, News, Volume 16
‘Define your terms,’ Voltaire wrote, ‘or we shall never understand one another.’ He was talking about miracles, but much the same might be said of ‘globalisation,’ a term used by both supporters and opponents to mean a great many different things.The Organisation for...
by Jenny McAllister | Jul 17, 2017 | Issue 3, Journal, News, Volume 16
Productivity Commission Amendment (Reducing Inequality) Bill 2017This bill places inequality firmly on the agenda of one of our country’s most influential economic policy institutions. We consider the bill at a time when inequality in Australia is at a 75-year...
