Fossil-fuelled divisiveness
The PM reached a new low this week, pitting rural people against city-dwellers over action on global warming. He said: We will not achieve net zero in the cafes, dinner …
Dob in a job seeker unethical
The Government’s JobSeeker hotline for employers to dob in job seekers who are ‘not genuine about their job search’ is punitive, subjective and unethical, resulting in more people being ‘breached’ …
Gas is booming
The Prime Minister said last week “If you’re not for gas, you’re not for jobs in our manufacturing and heavy industries.” We say if you are not for doing everything …
Extend JobKeeper to stop uni job losses
We call on the Morrison Government to do the one thing that it has consistently refused to do so far during this Covid crisis, to support Australian universities and prevent …
Good news/bad news on job payments
JobKeeper and JobSeeker supplement ‘extensions’ to end December are welcome but what is the rationale for reducing the payments, particularly halving the JobSeeker supplement? Part-time workers will have their JobKeeper …
Waive obligation for artists to apply for jobs
Artists largely missed out on JobKeeper payments under the 12 months employment rule yet they are still obliged to apply for scarce jobs and turn up for interviews. This is …
Sick leave for casuals – it makes sense
The last thing we want is sick people turning up for work because they are casual workers with no sick leave. The fair and most sensible action the Government can take …
Grids of microgrids – now there’s an idea
As Australia’s climate becomes more extreme, it’s not the coal fired power stations that will come to the rescue with their mythical ‘base loads’. Indeed coal fired generators are given to …
