Premium Columnists How committed is Canberra to policy that really does enable wages growth? Economy & Industry With the recovery from the pandemic well underway, wage stagnation is returning as the biggest economic problem in Australia — a situation that has applied
5 things MYEFO tells us about the economy and the nation’s finances December 17, 2019 By Danielle Wood & Kate Griffiths Economy & Industry As we come to the end of 2019, you’d be forgiven for being confused about the health of the economy. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg regularly points
The big unknown in Stuart Robert’s grand designs for Services Australia: how much will it cost? December 3, 2019 By Stephen Easton Communications & Technology One major thing was missing from Government Services Minister Stuart Robert’s big update on digital transformation and the plans for Services Australia on Friday: what
Confusion in Centrelink about removal of six-year expiry date on debts January 18, 2017 By Stephen Easton News Just as Australians were ringing in the new year and the public campaign against Centrelink’s massively scaled-up debt recovery program was beginning to pick up steam,
MYEFO brings more public service cuts December 15, 2015 By The Mandarin News Every federal portfolio is going to have to tighten their belt a bit more as Christmas cheer got a douse of MYEFO’s cold reality. But some