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Real unemployment far higher than ABS claims: Roy Morgan

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2022
... in part-time employment will need to work more hours to compensate for inflationary impacts. With the upcoming Federal election, the findings called on a major party to properly tackle Australia's long-term problem of high labour under-utilisation.

Salaries soar but uncertainty remains: Recruiter

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2022
... Consult managing director said: "Headlines have now moved from being dominated by the war in the Ukraine to the Australian Election but either way there is future uncertainty and employers hate uncertainty." "Overall, the E.L Index's result is not in ...

ISA uncovers disgraceful regional gender super gap

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2022
... have children. In response to these findings, ISA forebode that a lack of bridge the gap commitments at the upcoming election would have disastrous consequences. "A generation of local mums could be at risk of retiring in poverty," an ISA statement claimed. ...

End choice dashboard delay: AIST

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2022
... dashboards. However, AIST is firmly opposed to the delay. Chief executive Eva Scheerlinck said that once the outcome of the election is known, the government should create regulations mandating funds to publish dashboards. Dashboards, she said, will ...

APRA 'digging into' super fund contributions to unions

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2022
... investigations into that, particularly as you refer, in your tweets, to use terminology such as donations to unions and election payments and election campaigning. Of course, we're interested in that." She also added it would be enormously helpful to ...

Tax, welfare reform on election agenda

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2022
... Society on a new report highlighting reforms that could make the tax and welfare systems fairer ahead of the federal election. The report examines three options for helping families and individuals at risk of deep poverty and financial stress. The lowest ...

Recession-style policy but no recession: Grattan

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2022
... fewer marginal seats. Wood said any time there is a significant infrastructure package announced in the lead up to an election, citizens should be concerned the government is partaking in pork-barrelling - using government money just to win votes in ...

Labor promises cheap childcare, climate action

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2022
... a $420 one-off tax offset for many and a $250 one-off payment of those on low incomes - just to get them through the election. These measures, Albanese argued, will do little to truly combat cost of living pressures as long as wages remain stagnant. ...

Not enough Budget for women: Industry

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2022
... measure should be introduced without further delay, calling on both major parties to commit to it ahead of the Federal Election. While the Budget does include measures aimed at increasing women's participation in the workforce, including making the paid ...

Excise tax, super top budget worries

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022
In the lead up to tonight's Federal Budget, economists agree that the election is likely to be firmly on the government's agenda - with popularity possibly trumping the effectiveness of policies. In December's mid-year economic and fiscal outlook ...