inflation

As wages stagnate and the cost-of-living crisis worsens, it鈥檚 time to re-evaluate the role of work in our lives聽and the economic system,聽argues Isaac Nellist.

The Treasurer鈥檚 鈥渧alues-based capitalism鈥 looks like it will include cuts to public spending, greater private investment, cuts to services and greater upfront costs, argues聽Graham Matthews.听

Federal public servants will start enterprise bargaining from next May after receiving only small pay rises throughout the nine years of Coalition government.听Stanley Blair reports.

Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe聽apologised聽to those who took out home loans on the basis of his promise not to raise聽interest rates. But he had聽no聽apology for wage earners trying to make ends meet amid sharply rising prices. Peter Boyle reports.

The IMF has debunked the myth that聽heightened inflation means workers聽should accept below-inflation wage rises 鈥 real wage cuts. Neville Spencer reports.

Labor has done very little to reverse the Kennett-era health and education privatisation spree, the consequences of which have led to a overloaded health system and a crisis-ridden education system.听Arie Huybregts reports.

Socialist Alliance supports the current inspiring uprising across Iran, led by young women. Jacob Andrewartha argues Australia can do more to help.听

Members of the Australian Nursing Federation WA聽are set to聽start day-long work stoppages as part of their enterprise bargaining agreement negotiations with the state Labor government. Chris Jenkins reports.

Cost of living

For those of us forced to live with it, Labor鈥檚 first budget since 2013 is both a missed opportunity and a threat of worse things to come, argues聽Graham Matthews.

Tsunami

An inflationary tsunami is passing through the world economy, creating economic disorder 鈥 in some cases acute political crisis 鈥 in every country it touches, writes John Ross.

Under a new umbrella 鈥 Public Sector Alliance 鈥 government workers in Western Australia are聽determined to聽break WA Labor鈥檚 wages cap policy. Janet Parker reports.

Capitalism is in crisis and new Labor Treasurer Jim Chalmers has offered little by way of analysis and even less optimism, argues William Briggs.听