The Wage Price Index (WPI) shows wages are up. So why doesn't it feel that way?
The latest figures from the ABS show wages are growing at a reasonable rate, but a deeper look shows a big problem might be about to bite Australian workers.
Australian workers are being shortchanged $95.8 billion a year in unpaid overtime
According to new research, if Australian workers were paid for the hours of overtime they currently do for free, they would be more than $300 a fortnight better off
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Contrary to BCA claims, Victoria actually among strongest places for business investment according to actual data
Despite continual demonisation of Victoria’s economy and suggestion that the state is a bad place to invest, the most recent state economy figures show that the Victoria remains a very popular place for businesses.
OECD report shows LNP climate irrelevance, while Safeguard Mechanism among least effective emissions reduction schemes in world
The report demonstrates that Australia’s safeguard mechanism remains one of the least effective programs for reducing emissions, and relies the most on carbon credits.
Save Tuvalu, Save the World
Laurie Carmichael Lecture: Doug Cameron on Australian Sovereignty and the Path to Peace
Video Report: The fight to save Murujuga
Press Conference: "Big gas is taking the piss"
Video Report: Why is NSW Still Logging the Great Koala National Park?
Japan imports Australian gas yet has cheaper electricity than Australia?
The broken nature of Australia energy market has been highlighted by a report that Japanese households pay less for electricity than Australians do, despite Japanese electricity being reliant on Australian imported gas.
Gas lobby using tobacco tactics, former SA Premier warns
The fossil fuel sector is using “tobacco industry tactics” to maintain a bipartisan commitment to supporting gas expansion in Australia, former South Ausralian Labor Premier Mike Rann has said.
Bob Brown: when the law is wrong you have a duty to stand up against it
Dr Brown discusses crackdowns on environmental protestors, his multiple arrests, and the importance of civil disobedience.
Five times freedom of information shone a light on secretive government processes
The Government is proposing to make the FOI process lengthier, more expensive, and more secretive. These examples demonstrate why that's bad news.
Whistleblower protections are an opportunity, not a cost
Government’s delays on whistleblower protections could be leaving millions of dollars on the table
Democrats sweep to victory after shutdown becomes longest ever
Soaring costs of living and the nation’s longest government shutdown have fueled fierce voter backlash against US President Donald Trump with the Democrats being handed sweeping victories in multiple state elections.
Shorter America this week: Opposing Trump, Trouble in paradise, The American elite
It isn’t always easy to keep up with what’s happening in the US. “Shorter America” is a series where Dr Emma Shortis loops you in on what’s going on in America and shares news and analysis that you can trust.
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