The government say they 'strongly support' aged care wage increases. The Fair Work Commission decision to award increases was not a surprise. So why is the government arguing aged care workers should wait almost 2 years, until January 2026, to receive the full pay increase?

Inflation hurts. But the ABS's official 🇦🇺CPI doesn't include higher interest on mortgages. If you do, the *true* cost of living is much higher--especially for workers. And the RBA is actually making that worse. Jim Stanford explains in The New Daily: thenewdaily.com.au/finance/2024/0…

The NSW Labor Govt's promise to create a vast koala sanctuary on the mid-north coast is yet to be fulfilled.

There's a startling reason why the native forest continues to be logged, revealed in our new video report feat Stephen Long.

Watch:
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Institute of Public Affairs … from 65 to 67, and the number of people 65 and over on unemployment payments went from zero to 54,600 and the number aged 65 plus on DSP went from 52,300 to 139,800. If the Age pension age had stayed at 65, the number of people on these payments would have fallen by 90,000 2/3

It can take up to 18 months after an election before we hear about where political donations came from. Even then, there are many that we never hear about.

'We should have real-time disclosure so we find out about donations when they're made,'
— Bill Browne, on Ch10 News #auspol

📰New: It’s a good thing if Trump doesn’t like us

Instead of worrying about whether Donald Trump hates us, we should be thinking – together – about how to forge a world which remains free of his demagoguery, writes Emma Shortis.

#auspol #AUKUS #Trump
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🚨New research out today:

Jim Stanford & Greg Jericho at Centre for Future Work find a significant increase to the minimum wage & increases to award rates would not have a significant effect on inflation.

Read more in The Australian. #auspol #ausecon
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“Never does anyone from the government come and sees what is happening in the Torres Strait.”

“We cannot garden anymore. The resting places of our loved ones are washing up.”

“What is government doing?'

Dr Aunty McRose Elu at the #ClimateIntegrity Summit. #auspol

“No more lies, no more band aid solutions.”

“We are trying to make our voices, knowledge and culture heard by people in power.”

“Let’s fight this together for the future of our beautiful world.”

Powerful address from Dr Aunty McRose Elu at the #ClimateIntegrity Summit #auspol

Our webinar on valuing women's work, and making the most of the Fair Work Commission's new tools for addressing gender pay inequities, is underway. Ft. our Senior Researcher Lisa Heap, Prof Emerita Sara Charlesworth (RMIT) and Dr Frances Flanagan (UTS). We'll post the recording!

'Re-vitalising modern awards is key to achieving gender equality' through the Fair Work Act. Professor Emirata Sara Charlesworth speking at Centre for Future Work webinar

Part of a pattern identified by Australia Institute of women missing out in Liberal Party preselections. Fewer than one in three Liberal parliamentarians are women. australiainstitute.org.au/post/women-sti…

Capping total donations from any one donor would help ensure no millionaire or billionaire can dominate an election campaign - without cutting off the funding on which new parties and candidates depend on to challenge incumbents.

“For too long, aged-care work has been undervalued and low paid. The Fair Work Commission’s decision to award additional pay rises, on top of an interim 15% wage rise, is vital to fixing this.” Fiona Macdonald Centre for Future Work #auspol

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Much deserved additional pay inreases of up to 28.5% for aged care workers in FWC work value case. Down to years of work by HSU National, United Workers Union, ANMF - Australian Nursing Midwifery Federation. Congratulations.

Some substantial pay increases and new classification structures should provide the foundation for proper recognition and valuation of aged care work into the future. The Government must fully fund the pay increases in the upcoming budget Centre for Future Work