The ACTU will push for a pay hike of 5 per cent in the upcoming annual wage review, arguing that an inflation-beating pay increase can be afforded by businesses when profits are surpassing their pre-pandemic levels. But the ACTU’s claim will be met with fierce resistance by employers, while theContinue Reading

Working a full-time job and earning a decent income are no longer safeguards against experiencing severe forms of financial distress, including food insecurity and even poverty, experts warn. Australia’s worsening cost-of-living crisis and a severe housing shortage have pushed millions of households to the brink in recent years, with littleContinue Reading

An Australian woman has lifted the lid on the brutal reality of what it’s like to move to London, revealing she is $17,000 in the red with minimal job prospects, not to mention bleak dating options and terrible weather. Amelia, originally from Sydney, has been burning through her savings and,Continue Reading

An elderly man who, after 42 years of being an “extremely dependable” employee, was offered a sad barbecue and certificate has had an incredible change in luck. The sub-par recognition of John Bartlett, who without fail travelled 40 minutes to work on public transport every day for the “minimum wage”Continue Reading