The Australian Industry Group and NDIS providers are attacking hard-won penalty rates of disability support workers. [Photo: Facebook/People with Disability Australia] In late 2023, the big business ...

The Australian working class confronts a deepening social crisis on multiple fronts. The cost of living continues to rise, with the price of basic goods and services such as food, fuel, housing and ...

This project is funded by the Health Research Council's 'Wellbeing of Essential Workers during Covid-19: Community Support Workers', in partnership with the E tū and PSA Unions. The findings here ...

Evidence from the Maine Peer Workforce Navigator program shows that workers and government can benefit from well-designed community partnerships. Unemployment insurance (UI) benefits do not reach all ...

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