by Benjamin Nickl | Nov 22, 2019 | News
In September, the Fair Work commission rejected an unfair dismissal claim by a BP worker who made a Downfall video meme about his boss. Fair Work called it ‘inappropriate and offensive’. Last week, the worker appealed Fair Work’s decision, saying the...
by Michelle Grattan | Nov 20, 2019 | News
Former prime minister Paul Keating has launched a scathing attack on the Australian media for its coverage of China, denouncing ‘the nominally pious belchings of “do-gooder” journalists’ who live on leaks from security agencies. Keating told...
by Joseph Stiglitz | Nov 11, 2019 | News
For 40 years, elites in rich and poor countries alike promised that neoliberal policies would lead to faster economic growth, and that the benefits would trickle down so that everyone, including the poorest, would be better off. Now that the evidence is in, is...
by Thomas Newsome, William Ripple | Nov 6, 2019 | Issue 1, Journal, News, Volume 18
Exactly 40 years ago, a small group of scientists met at the world’s first climate conference in Geneva. They raised the alarm about unnerving climate trends. Today, more than 11,000 scientists have co-signed a letter in the journal BioScience, calling for urgently...
by Evatt Foundation | Oct 26, 2019 | News
The announcement that the NSW Government is planning to privatise all of Sydney’s buses is a bitter blow for workers and commuters who can now expect fewer local bus services, stop closures, and significant delays to services. The NSW Transport Minister has announced...
by Thomas Piketty | Oct 19, 2019 | News
The idea of the circular economy frequently brings to mind issues of recycling waste and materials and making moderate use of natural resources. But if a new system is to emerge which is sustainable and equitable the whole economic model will have to be re-thought....
