
Translators uncover online ‘black market’ for Australian jobs
Australian jobs advertised in foreign languages overwhelmingly offer illegally low rates of pay, a union has discovered. Unions NSW published a report on Monday alleging...

The growing gap every worker needs to know about
Workers appear to be losing their power to negotiate pay rises, even as the jobless rate falls. For months, more Australians have been entering...

Coalition paralysis over energy target risks gas-fired chaos
The insanity of Coalition conservatives on energy policy continues to hurtle the nation towards more blackouts and hugely expensive power bills. At a...

The ‘best way’ to beat power bill price rises
Consumers have been urged to consider switching from ‘standing offers’ to ‘market offers’ to beat rapidly rising power prices. Retailers hiked prices substantially in...

Owner-occupiers are propping up the market
Australian regulators are trying valiantly to cool the property market by curbing investor lending, but demand appears stubbornly strong. The latest housing...

‘Don’t let the ATO scare you off work deductions’
The Australian Taxation Office has been criticised for targeting regular hard-working Australians instead of multinational corporations, but an expert says taxpayers should not be...

Tobacco giant fails to squeeze millions from Australian taxpayers
Tobacco giant Philip Morris has suffered a final defeat in its abuse of international law to fight Labor’s plain packaging on cigarettes....

Where Australians haven’t lost their religion
The latest census has revealed that Campbellfield in Victoria is the most devout postcode in the nation. Australians’ overall loss of religion in...

Super expert reveals who suffers most from underpayments
The former Treasury official who discovered proof that a third of workers are being underpaid superannuation has now revealed for the first time...

Census makes it official: young Australians are priced out of home market
Home ownership has continued to fall among younger Australians, the latest census has revealed. The Australian Bureau of Statistics provided data to...
