Economy

Unions and community groups have criticised the federal Labor government for not implementing the radical reforms to the national employment services system recommended by previous inquiries. Jim McIlroy reports.

Housing activists and those advocating for the homeless say that councils should rethink deploying private security officers because the evidence shows they are inflaming the already difficult situation. Jake Maison reports.

Protests against Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz’s neoliberal government continue to intensify, reports Pablo Meriguet.

The federal Labor government is boasting its small housing tax changes are the most comprehensive housing plan in generations. Rachel Evans argues they aren’t and lays out what could be done to fix housing unaffordability.

Members of the Transport Workers Union (TWU) working for Brownes Dairy launched an 84-hour strike for fair wages and job security. Maz Misiewicz reports.

A Center for Economic and Policy Research report identified the intensification of United States sanctions against Cuba as the primary cause of a 148% increase in the island’s infant mortality rate. Marx del Rosario reports.

A recent High Court case, over undercover footage filmed inside a Victorian slaughterhouse, matters because whistleblowers have long played an important role in exposing exploitation that powerful interests would prefer to keep hidden. Greg McFarlane reports. 

Solar Citizens has criticised the budget for not assisting renters — about a third of the population — obtain access to cheaper energy. Jim McIlroy reports.