by John Buchanan | Jun 20, 2026 | Issue 1, Journal, News, Volume 22
Around 2.8 million of Australia’s lowest-paid workers will get a 4.75% pay rise from July 1 this year, after the latest Fair Work Commission annual decision on award wages. Around 100,000 of the very lowest paid workers, on entry level and minimum pay, were singled...
by David Peetz | Jun 6, 2026 | Issue 1, Journal, News, Volume 22
Class has always mattered, and now social democratic parties that sprung from a working class — including the Australian Labor Party – are finding out why. Over many years, and in many countries, a growing view among political actors and within political science was...
by Jayati Ghosh, Joseph Stiglitz | May 2, 2026 | Issue 1, Journal, News, Volume 22
Since 2018, the World Inequality Reports have become a landmark in global public discussions on inequality. They have reshaped how citizens, policymakers, and scholars understand the scale, causes, and consequences of inequality in today’s world. This World Inequality...
by John Quiggin | Apr 17, 2026 | Issue 1, Journal, News, Volume 22
The court ruling in Gina Rinehart’s mining dispute reveals a lot about the nation’s inherited wealth In a decision described by the judge as ‘a half-win’ for each side, mining magnate Gina Rinehart has been ordered to pay hundreds of millions of dollars in royalties...
by Madeleine Treacy-Maclean | Feb 20, 2026 | Issue 1, Journal, News, Volume 22
Works that deepen our national conversation Over the break, I had the opportunity to read, watch and learn, a privilege not afforded to all. In a world often overstimulated by politics rather than progress, it is easy to become disheartened. Turning to art, culture...
