Economy
Co-ops a possible answer to ‘uberised’ digital workplace
Paid by the hour, often with little or no workplace entitlements, ‘uberised’ jobs are coming into conflict in some cases......
Shorter work weeks don’t relieve work-life stress
Researchers at the universities of Melbourne and Cincinnati have found that the more work-life balance we have, the more we......
Report’s ‘zombie economics’ on services
We could see more public services run by private companies if governments follow the advice set out in the Productivity......
Who’s afraid of the big bad bludger?
The government’s new “investment” approach to welfare, launched today by Social Services Minister Christian Porter, will aim to target “high......
Hanjin sinks retailers hopes for a happy Christmas
Retailers with up to US $43 billion worth of goods on Hanjin container ships are getting worried about their Christmas......
Coal moratorium wouldn’t hurt the economy: report
The Australia Institute argues we could halt the construction of new coal mines with barely any economic ill-effects. It’s drawn......
Who wins from the super slash?
Today, Treasurer Scott Morrison unveiled a compromise deal on superannuation changes. The changes include ridding of the $500,000 lifetime cap......
Holden’s demise takes down a town
When Holden made the decision to close its Elizabeth plant it was the moment when Australian car manufacturing finally faced......
Indigenous Queenslanders want pay-back
Starting in the early 1900s, for over 70 years the Queensland government held the wages of indigenous people in the workforce......
The Great Multinational Tax Rort
For more than 25 years, multinational corporations have avoided trillions of dollars in tax, often using a method called ‘transfer......