Penalty rates for working on weekends were an important “sleeper” issue in the recent federal election in Australia. On the surface, both Labor and the Coalition agreed the future of penalty rates would be determined by the Fair Work Commission. But that superficial consensus couldn’t hide [...]
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Australian progressive movements know that this federal election will be a crucial marker for many core issues: climate, jobs, inequality, fair taxation, globalisation, and more. The re-election of the Turnbull government, which has kept intact the harsh agenda of Tony Abbott but put a new [...]
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I am thrilled to accept the University of Sydney’s recent invitation to serve as an Honorary Professor in the Department of Political Economy. I have a long and collegial association with the Department – including delivering the second Ted Wheelwright lecture in 2009 (on the Global [...]
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By giving a small number of relatively well-off Australians a tax cut the Treasurer has undermined revenue and helped contribute to inequality, as detailed in this post that originally appeared on New Matilda.
For someone who piously bemoans an “us versus them” mentality in political [...]
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In the lead-up to today’s pre-election Commonwealth budget, much has been written about the need to quickly eliminate the government’s deficit, and reduce its accumulated debt. The standard shibboleths are invoked liberally: government must face hard truths and learn to live within [...]
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