Daily Archives: March 6, 2017

From public good to profit margin: how privatisation is failing our communities

From public good to profit margin: how privatisation is failing our communities David Hetherington, The Guardian, 6 March 2017 In parts of Australia a quiet tragedy is slowly unfolding. Families already beset by adversity are seeing their last shreds of hope and comfort carefully dismantled. And it’s happening under the shield of one of the…

Penalty rates: Labor says it makes ‘no apology’ for Bill Shorten’s decision to oppose cut

Penalty rates: Labor says it makes ‘no apology’ for Bill Shorten’s decision to oppose cut Gabrielle Chan, The Guardian, Sunday 5 March 2017 The shadow employment minister, Brendan O’Connor, has defended Labor’s decision to step away from the Fair Work Commission’s penalty rate decision as unions meet this week to plan a Work Choices-style campaign…