Scott Morrison said he鈥檚 鈥渂lessed鈥 to have had two children who are not living with disability. Graham Matthews argues that considering the mess he's听made of the听NDIS, this may just be one of the few honest statements he鈥檚 made.
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Government action and worker solidarity are听key to overcoming the scourge of insecure work and ensuring pay rises keep pace with inflation and productivity improvements, argues Graham Matthews.
As the Berejiklian government tries to soften people up for "opening up", three residents discuss the harsh lockdown in Sydney West.
The National Disability Insurance Scheme purports to support a better life听for hundreds of thousands of people with disabilities, their听families and carers.听Graham Matthews, Steve Warren, Terry Townsend and Lisa Macdonald argue for a needs-driven scheme.
Graham Matthews argues that now that the National Disability Insurance Scheme has matured,听the federal government wants to disown it, down-size and destroy it.
The government is crowing about the economic recovery. But when the pandemic supplement is cut at the end of March, people will be trying to survive on $43 a day. Graham Mathews reports.
The recession, we're told, is over. But, as Graham Matthews details, Australia鈥檚 unemployed and underemployed are about to face more pain as the COVID-19 subsidies are withdrawn.
The federal government and employers are using the pandemic recession to further undermine job security and employment conditions. Graham Matthews argues that their 鈥渋ncreased flexibility鈥 is our growing insecurity.
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg's economic restructure plans will not only fall way short of what's needed, Graham Matthews argues they are also designed to attack working people.
The Australian economy is set for a significant slowdown in response to the COVID-19 shutdown, with the jobless rate expected to climb to 10%. The question, asks听Graham Matthews,听is who will pay?听
In typical neoliberal style, the federal government鈥檚 COVID-19 response is leaving local councils in a ditch, argues Graham Matthews.
While many countries have closed schools as a measure to stem the rate of COVID-19 infection, public schools in Australia are to remain open in stark defiance of the 鈥渟ocial distancing鈥 requirements of almost every other aspect of social and economic life. Graham Matthews asks why?
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