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Freelancers across the media industry are coming together to win fair minimum rates and conditions, and we need the stories and data to make our case with authority!
Over 100 freelancers have added their voice, join them now! meaa.io/3Ipmhqf
Over 100 freelancers have added their voice, join them now! meaa.io/3Ipmhqf
September 15, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Freelancers across the media industry are coming together to win fair minimum rates and conditions, and we need the stories and data to make our case with authority!
Over 100 freelancers have added their voice, join them now! meaa.io/3Ipmhqf
Over 100 freelancers have added their voice, join them now! meaa.io/3Ipmhqf
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Despite workers delivering the same, high-quality work, big business want to take away key workplace entitlements for admin and clerical workers - all because they work from home.
Share your thoughts in our Work From Home survey: loom.ly/HP6GnR0
Share your thoughts in our Work From Home survey: loom.ly/HP6GnR0
August 2, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Despite workers delivering the same, high-quality work, big business want to take away key workplace entitlements for admin and clerical workers - all because they work from home.
Share your thoughts in our Work From Home survey: loom.ly/HP6GnR0
Share your thoughts in our Work From Home survey: loom.ly/HP6GnR0
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Over 300 million workers striking in India this week against Modi's new labour code, from all industries and all unions. Gosh it would be good to hear more about this on the news! #canlab
July 9, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Over 300 million workers striking in India this week against Modi's new labour code, from all industries and all unions. Gosh it would be good to hear more about this on the news! #canlab
Best drain lid ever
July 4, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Best drain lid ever
Unions are back: More people are now covered by a collective agreement than ever before and getting better wages.
June 27, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Unions are back: More people are now covered by a collective agreement than ever before and getting better wages.
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This Greg Sheridan piece shows you why the Coalition fails to get why they aren’t winning back Chinese Australian voters. They think the issue is clumsy language being weaponised rather than deep seated distrust due to their own actions www.theaustralian.com.au/inquirer/can... #auspol #ausvotes
www.theaustralian.com.au
May 18, 2025 at 2:31 AM
This Greg Sheridan piece shows you why the Coalition fails to get why they aren’t winning back Chinese Australian voters. They think the issue is clumsy language being weaponised rather than deep seated distrust due to their own actions www.theaustralian.com.au/inquirer/can... #auspol #ausvotes
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"The Trumpets of Patriots gained zero seats in the lower house, which when balanced with the zero seats won in the Senate, achieved a net result of zero seats"
Trumpet of Patriots Proves That Net Zero Is Achievable — The Shovel
The Trumpets of Patriots gained zero seats in the lower house, which when added to the zero seats won in the Senate, achieved a net result of zero seats.
theshovel.com.au
May 14, 2025 at 4:42 AM
"The Trumpets of Patriots gained zero seats in the lower house, which when balanced with the zero seats won in the Senate, achieved a net result of zero seats"
cognitive dissonance for the win
May 13, 2025 at 9:52 AM
cognitive dissonance for the win
LOL. Their 7th policy on slashing the public service for the win?!?
May 2, 2025 at 9:02 AM
LOL. Their 7th policy on slashing the public service for the win?!?
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Exciting news! I will be holding a Melbourne launch for my new history of the Australian union movement "No Power Greater: A History of Union Action" on Thursday 29 May, 6.30pm at Trades Hall, Carlton. RSVPs essential: lnkd.in/giZ2_Rrm
April 27, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Exciting news! I will be holding a Melbourne launch for my new history of the Australian union movement "No Power Greater: A History of Union Action" on Thursday 29 May, 6.30pm at Trades Hall, Carlton. RSVPs essential: lnkd.in/giZ2_Rrm
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Now employers are saying minimum wage workers should not earn enough to pay $3.94/day for lunch or to afford to rent in big cities. Albanese supports a real wage rise for these workers, Peter Dutton does not.
April 9, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Now employers are saying minimum wage workers should not earn enough to pay $3.94/day for lunch or to afford to rent in big cities. Albanese supports a real wage rise for these workers, Peter Dutton does not.
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If business groups had their way, the lowest-paid workers would now be paid $160 a week less.
The FWC should ignore the fears of business groups and give those on awards and the minimum wage a decent pay rise.
@grogsgamut.bsky.social #OffTheCharts
australiainstitute.org.au/post/if-busi...
The FWC should ignore the fears of business groups and give those on awards and the minimum wage a decent pay rise.
@grogsgamut.bsky.social #OffTheCharts
australiainstitute.org.au/post/if-busi...
April 8, 2025 at 2:33 AM
If business groups had their way, the lowest-paid workers would now be paid $160 a week less.
The FWC should ignore the fears of business groups and give those on awards and the minimum wage a decent pay rise.
@grogsgamut.bsky.social #OffTheCharts
australiainstitute.org.au/post/if-busi...
The FWC should ignore the fears of business groups and give those on awards and the minimum wage a decent pay rise.
@grogsgamut.bsky.social #OffTheCharts
australiainstitute.org.au/post/if-busi...
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The @cpsu.org.au has crunched the numbers & based on the most recent data, a 5-year hiring APS freeze would slash:
- 12,500 jobs or 42% of Services Australia staff
- Almost 1k jobs or 27% of Veterans Affairs staff
- 2,070 jobs or 21% of NDIA staff
www.cpsu.org.au/CPSU/Content...
#auspol
- 12,500 jobs or 42% of Services Australia staff
- Almost 1k jobs or 27% of Veterans Affairs staff
- 2,070 jobs or 21% of NDIA staff
www.cpsu.org.au/CPSU/Content...
#auspol
Dutton doubles down on public service cuts
www.cpsu.org.au
April 7, 2025 at 4:33 AM
The @cpsu.org.au has crunched the numbers & based on the most recent data, a 5-year hiring APS freeze would slash:
- 12,500 jobs or 42% of Services Australia staff
- Almost 1k jobs or 27% of Veterans Affairs staff
- 2,070 jobs or 21% of NDIA staff
www.cpsu.org.au/CPSU/Content...
#auspol
- 12,500 jobs or 42% of Services Australia staff
- Almost 1k jobs or 27% of Veterans Affairs staff
- 2,070 jobs or 21% of NDIA staff
www.cpsu.org.au/CPSU/Content...
#auspol
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Even if you don’t work in the federal public sector, Dutton’s planned attack on work from home still affects you
It’s about sending a signal to all bosses that it’s ok to force WFH back to the pre-pandemic situation where it was rare
If they win & do it, bosses will be further emboldened
#auspol
It’s about sending a signal to all bosses that it’s ok to force WFH back to the pre-pandemic situation where it was rare
If they win & do it, bosses will be further emboldened
#auspol
March 4, 2025 at 6:10 AM
Even if you don’t work in the federal public sector, Dutton’s planned attack on work from home still affects you
It’s about sending a signal to all bosses that it’s ok to force WFH back to the pre-pandemic situation where it was rare
If they win & do it, bosses will be further emboldened
#auspol
It’s about sending a signal to all bosses that it’s ok to force WFH back to the pre-pandemic situation where it was rare
If they win & do it, bosses will be further emboldened
#auspol
With no signs of shame, this employer lobby group has just seamlessly flipped from arguing that wages should be cut to tame inflation, to… wages should be cut because inflation has been tamed: www.aigroup.com.au/news/media-c...
Wages blowout puts mounting pressure on business balance sheets
"The soaring national wages bill is putting increasing pressure on business balance sheets, which augurs poorly for a return to private sector growth," said Innes Willox, Chief Executive of national e...
www.aigroup.com.au
March 3, 2025 at 7:37 AM
With no signs of shame, this employer lobby group has just seamlessly flipped from arguing that wages should be cut to tame inflation, to… wages should be cut because inflation has been tamed: www.aigroup.com.au/news/media-c...
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They hate DEI but want to force universities to have ideological diversity. They want unfettered masculinity but want to control women's bodies. They want free choice but won't let trans people choose. They want to harden our borders but want to transgress borders whenever they wish. 1/2
March 1, 2025 at 8:58 PM
They hate DEI but want to force universities to have ideological diversity. They want unfettered masculinity but want to control women's bodies. They want free choice but won't let trans people choose. They want to harden our borders but want to transgress borders whenever they wish. 1/2
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These jobs aren’t “added”, they’ve been brought on-book, which is cheaper and more reliable.
Dutton just wants to give the APS wages budget to PwC et al
#auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02...
Dutton just wants to give the APS wages budget to PwC et al
#auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02...
Defence, Centrelink roles among the '36,000' added jobs in Dutton's crosshairs
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton suggests $24 billion could be saved if 36,000 public service jobs added by the Albanese government were cut. Thousands of those added have been in agencies critical to n...
www.abc.net.au
February 8, 2025 at 9:42 PM
These jobs aren’t “added”, they’ve been brought on-book, which is cheaper and more reliable.
Dutton just wants to give the APS wages budget to PwC et al
#auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02...
Dutton just wants to give the APS wages budget to PwC et al
#auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02...
Inflation is higher in the UK than here and they’ve just lowered interest rates for the third time. Wake up RBA!
February 7, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Inflation is higher in the UK than here and they’ve just lowered interest rates for the third time. Wake up RBA!
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He doesn’t care about the efficient delivery of public services, he just wants to slash 36,000 jobs to outsource the work to the Big Four & multinational labour hire corporations like Hays, Outsourcing Inc & Adecco
#auspol
#auspol
Peter Dutton coy on what public servant jobs he will slash if he wins election
Peter Dutton coy on what public servant jobs he will slash if he wins election
Public service minister Katy Gallagher says opposition leader’s words are ‘reckless’ and would bring back ‘expensive consultants’ and robodebt
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www.theguardian.com
February 6, 2025 at 8:23 AM
He doesn’t care about the efficient delivery of public services, he just wants to slash 36,000 jobs to outsource the work to the Big Four & multinational labour hire corporations like Hays, Outsourcing Inc & Adecco
#auspol
#auspol
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Perfect. You can support Canada and Mexico by getting your drink on.
February 2, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Perfect. You can support Canada and Mexico by getting your drink on.
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No more excuses: the time has come for the RBA to cut interest rates | Greg Jericho
No more excuses: the time has come for the RBA to cut interest rates | Greg Jericho
Failure to do so would be wrong, and highly political, given the latest inflation figures
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And just like that the Reserve Bank ran…
www.theguardian.com
January 29, 2025 at 4:48 AM
No more excuses: the time has come for the RBA to cut interest rates | Greg Jericho
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Pouring one out for those last year saying the RBA needed to raise rates more in order to be as good as the USA in bringing down inflation.
January 29, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Pouring one out for those last year saying the RBA needed to raise rates more in order to be as good as the USA in bringing down inflation.
Big gathering in Narm/Melbourne today to mark Invasion Day.
January 26, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Big gathering in Narm/Melbourne today to mark Invasion Day.
Dutton has just said that he can’t name an aluminium smelter powered by renewables anywhere in the world. Obviously didn’t have 5 spare seconds to google: www.aumanufacturing.com.au/rio-to-suppl...
Rio to supply its first export green aluminium - the green future is here - Australian Manufacturing Forum
By Peter Roberts The green industry dam is burst – after years if not decades of talk that Australia’s minerals will one day have to go green to survive in a world where trade favours green production...
www.aumanufacturing.com.au
January 20, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Dutton has just said that he can’t name an aluminium smelter powered by renewables anywhere in the world. Obviously didn’t have 5 spare seconds to google: www.aumanufacturing.com.au/rio-to-suppl...
Long past time to ban imports of goods made with forced labour: www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
Thousands of imports enter Australia from firms blacklisted by US over alleged Uyghur forced labour links
Imports of a range of products, including parts for Sydney Metro vehicles, increase despite US bans on dozens of companies
www.theguardian.com
January 19, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Long past time to ban imports of goods made with forced labour: www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...