Now into its third year, the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) shows no sign of abating. In fact the World Bank recently revised an already gloomy forecast downwards. It now predicts… Read more »
economy
Nowhere to hide: In a global economy, Australia cannot dodge the credit crunch
If you believed the propaganda of the previous Howard government, China’s economy was a bulletproof shield against any downturn in Western economies. Of course, no one believed John Howard in… Read more »
Wage increases do not cause inflation!
For months, the Rudd government has been repeating the same economic message: the “inflation genie,” it tells us is, “out of the bottle” and so a “wages breakout” must be… Read more »
Big trouble for workers as crisis hits world’s largest economy
Forget the glitzy façade and look at the United States from an average person’s perspective. Setbacks, catastrophe, and ruin are hitting working people from every direction. The economy has been… Read more »
Housing: soaring costs hit home
There’s a monumental housing crisis in Australia. Rents are skyrocketing and vacancy rates are the lowest on record, pushing desperate tenants to resort to unofficial rent auctions. In 1996 the… Read more »
Red Earth: Don’t forget the cities!
Hands up who hasn’t had a gripe about one or more of the following, lately: roads, public transport, schools, hospitals, housing, water shortages, power/gas supplies, telecommunications? A lot of raised… Read more »
Union Eyes
The ABCC must go! The Howard government has gone, but one of its most repressive anti-worker bodies — the Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC) — remains. Established in October… Read more »
Federal Budget: cheap bribes can’t hide whose interests are served
A few dollars to seniors and a little easing of childcare costs — these were the miserable bribes tossed around by the Howard Government in its pre-election budget. A compliant… Read more »
The Victorian government must end the dangerous farce of privatised public transport!
Poorly maintained signals led to this derailment on 3 May 2007. No one was injured — this time. Melbourne’s most modern trains are a safety hazard. They should not be… Read more »
Work Choices can be defeated!
Australian workers have some decisions of their own to make about the Howard Government’s WorkChoices legislation, currently transforming the industrial landscape. In New Zealand (NZ), workers were attacked with very… Read more »
