Top ranking economists call for big increase to JobSeeker
Contributed Unemployment benefits in Australia, under whatever name, have fallen over several decades, to well below poverty level. In its present incarnation as JobSeeker, it […]
Month: November 2020
Global economy may be closer to the edge than many people think
By Joe Montero The talked about economic recovery form Covid-19 is being exaggerated for political reasons and has little to do with the real situation. […]
Morrison gives Santos nod to extract gas at Narrabri
By Ugly The Morrison government’s approval of the gas project at Narrabri made me angry. I bet I’m not the only one. A lot of […]
Morrison ramps up exploitation of workers
By Jim Hayes Scott Morrison has made it clear. His government is about to move on with changing the industrial relations system. It is already […]
JobActive agencies are abusing unemployed people and must be stopped
Contributed Something’s got to be done about the jobActive agencies and their exploitation of the unemployed. An article in The Saturday Paper revealed that $500 […]
Scott Morison announces JobSeeker payments are to be slashed
By Joe Montero It was officially announced yesterday by Scott Morrison. Unemployed Australians will have $100 per fortnight taken form their JobSeeker supplement by December.
Bushfire victims are still being ignored and this must change
Bushfire victim Janet Reynolds is one of the forgotten survivors and prepared to do something about it. She has joined up with GetUp in a […]
