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Aug 17, 20244 min read
Wages, prices (…and profits?) for activists
This post discusses the latest on prices and wages and their connection to profits. (The mainstream productivity obsession can wait for...
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Aug 7, 20248 min read
Prices, Interests Rates and Continuing Stagnation – Effects and Causes (part 1)
For union delegates and members, feminist, environmental and community activists For a starter on part 2 here is a discussion about...
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Dec 27, 20214 min read
The economy, wages, and absurdist continuity
Describing as absurdist this overview of the economy (CLICK HERE) based on a recent speech by the Reserve Bank Governor (Philip Lowe)...
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Dec 10, 20213 min read
And still we rise!
This morning I awoke with mind racing far earlier than is good for me. The “thinking” led pretty quickly to two Facebook posts,...
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Dec 10, 202111 min read
Women’s wages and the 2019-20 Annual Wage Review
Introduction International Women’s Day (IWD) is now just a week away. A few days later, March 13th, is the deadline day for submissions...
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Dec 10, 20212 min read
Talking about the big picture …
www.afr.com/news/world/north-america/economy-at-risk-aides-warn-chaotic-trump-20190823-p52k5n … learning how to is critical for “rank and...
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Dec 10, 20213 min read
The “logic” of Morrison’s LNP new old-fashioned attack on workers’ rights
It should come as no surprise to anyone that a new LNP government would go after workers and union rights after winning an election....
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Dec 10, 20213 min read
A delicate moment | Michael Roberts Blog … this is actually a big deal for the Australian elec
IMF chief economist, Gita Gopinath reckoned the global economy had entered “a delicate moment”. She offered a decisive insight: “If the...
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Dec 10, 20215 min read
Impending crisis, the broken rules of the system v the 90%
Here, Michael Roberts gives a good overview of the global picture regarding new levels of instability in the economic system. Instability...
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Dec 10, 20212 min read
Understanding its reality is the first activist step towards preparing for the next economic crisis
Global economy is facing a ‘perfect storm’ BIS fears that increasing protectionism could reverse decades of progress....
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Dec 10, 20215 min read
Some thoughts on “the right to strike” and the Change the Rules Campaign – Part 2
The “right to strike” versus employer opposition and Laborist naivete The “right to strike” is one of two (see below) demands that would...
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Dec 10, 20216 min read
The Annual Wage Review 2017-18: From Marriage Equality to “Economic Inequality”.
By Don Sutherland (March 16th, 2018) The Annual Wage Review: update This week the Annual Wage Review (AWR18) run by the Fair Work...
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Dec 10, 20211 min read
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Here On “Workers Radio”, Caroline and I discuss the latest reports of wage theft and hyper exploitation of aboriginal workers in remote...
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Dec 10, 20211 min read
“The Greeks are NOT lazy.” Fighting Austerity for REAL is complex
THere is a lot more to fighting against Austerity than slogans, demands and even a humanistic programme for the people. This is one...
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Dec 10, 20211 min read
Tsipras: the reverse shock doctrine
I think this helps to understand what SYRIZA is trying to do. It must continue to build its base in Greece and extend that beyond to...
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