House passes bipartisan bill to grant legal status to undocumented farmworkers
The House voted 247-174 on Thursday to pass a bipartisan bill that would allow an estimated 1 million undocumented farmworkers…
Navy contractor arrested in Capitol riot was a known white supremacist
Timothy Hale-Cusanelli, a U.S. Army reservist and a security contractor for the Navy who was arrested for allegedly breaching the…
The economy can’t guarantee a job. It can guarantee a liveable income for other work
When the coronavirus pandemic hit Australia in March 2020, the Morrison government took bold and imaginative action. The most notable…
Despite appearances, this government isn’t really Keynesian, as its budget update shows
It is tempting to think the Australian government’s decision to spend big – bigger than ever before, an unprecedented 33%…
Battlegrounds: highly skilled Black African professionals on racial microaggressions at work
Highly skilled Black African professionals report experiences of racial microaggressions at work are common and are expressed in a variety…
What’s the best way to boost the economy? Invest in high-voltage transmission lines
When, in the midst of the pandemic, the Economic Society of Australia invited 150 of Australia’s keenest young thinkers to…
So far so good: MYEFO budget update shows recovery gathering pace
Outside of Victoria the number of hours worked has almost returned to where it was – nowhere near where it…
Why the Morrison government’s ‘double-dipping’ gambit fails the pub test
It’s almost unimaginable: an Australian government proposes a law that would wipe out billions of dollars of employers’ entitlements. Even…
NZ businesses are still including potentially unfair terms in their general contracts — consumers deserve better
The last time you used a car parking building and paid for the service online, did you pause to read…
So much for consensus: Morrison government’s industrial relations bill is a business wish list
“We are all in this together,” Prime Minister Scott Morrison solemnly intoned in April – and for a brief few…
Climate change is best tackled through lots of small-scale solutions – here are nine reasons why
Massive amounts of public money are being mobilised to kickstart economies out of COVID-induced recessions. Many countries are allocating parts…
Eliminating most homelessness is achievable. It starts with prevention and ‘housing first’
The stereotype of a homeless person – those living in tents or sleeping in parks or doorways – is just…
It isn’t right to say we are out of recession, as these six graphs demonstrate
It’d be wrong to say that we are out of recession, although that’s how the graph of Wednesday’s GDP numbers…
6 things to watch for as Australia crawls out of recession
Our economy has grown in the September quarter (the three months to September) after two quarters of going backwards. Using…