GLW issue 785, published 2009-03-04.

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Aboriginal women condemn racist intervention

Since the intervention into Northern Territory Aboriginal communities began in 2007, Aboriginal people have been subjected to a national spotlight that has demonised the men and rendered the women virtually powerless.

Could government provide full employment?

Government has a responsibility to restore full employment by making an “unconditional job offer” at a liveable minimum wage to all who want to work.

Women's struggle for equality: far from over

The right to equal pay for work of equal value was won for women in Australia in 1972, but this has not meant that women’s wages today equal those of men. The 2008 federal parliamentary inquiry into women’s wages revealed that, on average, Australian women earn 12-18% less than their male counterparts.