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Trolls, threats and female journalists

Published: 14/03/2021

In this week’s episode, Francis and Sally sit down with journalist Karen Percy to discuss the avalanche of online threats and abuse female journalists face and a new project that has been launched to tackle the scourge of trolling and online misogyny that women working in the media are subjected to.

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Meet the workers facing the worst of the Morrison Government’s IR Bill

Meet the workers facing the worst of the Morrison Government’s IR Bill

Published: 12/03/2021
Category: Rights at Work Working Life

You’ve heard a lot from me about the dangers of the Morrison Government’s IR Omnibus Bill. That’s because it’s important. It will entrench casualisation, undermine wages and conditions, and stall Australia’s recovery from the Covid-19 recession.

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Risk far from over for the arts industry

Risk far from over for the arts industry

Published: 12/03/2021
Category: On The Job

Performer and producer Maeve Marsden said it has been a tentative return for many in the arts industry post the pandemic shut down.

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Wage theft back if IR Bill passes

Wage theft back if IR Bill passes

Published: 11/03/2021
Category: On The Job

A federal Senate inquiry will today hear that the Government’s proposed Industrial Relations Omnibus Bill will be a disaster for workers who are already struggling to make ends meet amidst the worst economic downturn this century.

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Meet Sherree: one cut from poverty

Meet Sherree: one cut from poverty

Published: 10/03/2021
Category: Job Security Rights at Work Working Life

One shift can make all the difference for aged care worker Sherree Clarke. But in the midst of a pandemic, she actually saw fewer of them.

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Australian Unions have your back at work


Women hit hard by COVID recession

Women hit hard by COVID recession

Published: 09/03/2021
Category: On The Job

The COVID-19 recession has been an economic calamity for millions of Australian women and its impact on their financial wellbeing could linger for decades to come according to a new report released by the Grattan Institute.

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