Tag: JobKeeper
Farewell to 2021 in federal politics, the year of living in disappointment
Image: Wes Mountain
Some will recall it as 2021. For more, it will be Year 2 of COVID. Either way, it will have been a...
No, people aren’t unemployed because they’re lazy. We should stop teaching children myths about work
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The narratives that define our culture are subtle sometimes. We all like the shared belief that hard work has good outcomes. For instance,...
Victorians struggle to exit JobKeeper, as the scheme’s end looms
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As JobKeeper enters its final weeks, the government has released the latest Tax Office breakdown of the numbers coming off the program,...
Forget JobSeeker. In our post-COVID economy, Australia needs a ‘liveable income guarantee’ instead
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There are now less than three months to go before the expanded JobSeeker payment is due to end.
As a result,...
Sunday essay: the politics of dancing and thinking about cultural values beyond dollars
A ghost light shines at the Theatre Royal in Sydney.
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What keeps democracies together? As America burns, Brazilians die and Europe braces for...