Eager taxpayers keen to lodge their tax returns have slammed the Australian Taxation Office after they were placed in a “slow” online queue with wait times of up to an hour. Australians can now file their tax returns, and many eager for a pay bump have flooded social media slammingContinue Reading
More than 1000 workers will walk off the job for 24 hours on Thursday over a pay dispute with two of the east coast’s largest power companies. The Electrical Trades Union is locked in a rolling pay battle with electricity transmission and distribution giants Transgrid and Endeavour Energy and unionContinue Reading
The man who launched Australia’s crushing rate rise cycle pocketed more than $1m in his final year at the central bank. Philip Lowe stepped down as Reserve Bank of Australia governor after seven years in September. The RBA’s 2023 annual report shows his salary for 2022-23 hit $1,147,465 – aContinue Reading
Australia’s industrial disputes body has concluded union workers likely broke the law during a controversial strike against a major poultry supplier last weekend, even as it refused to issue an order suppressing the alleged behaviour. Workers with the United Workers Union shut downs Ingham’s chicken plants in Western Australia andContinue Reading
One of Labor’s signature election promises to boost the salaries of about 400,000 public sector wages has cost the government a massive $8bn. Across Australia, the majority of public sector employees have been given a 4 per cent pay bump, which also includes a 0.5 per cent boost to superannuation,Continue Reading
Commuters in one major Aussie city could face travel pain as the rail union threatens to strike during a major event period. Trains across Melbourne could come to a stop as pay negotiations between the Rail, Tram and Bus Union (RTBU) and Metro Trains come to a head over theirContinue Reading
The news that Anthony Albanese and other federal politicians are set to get a pay rise amid the cost of living crisis has not gone down well with some Aussies. It was announced earlier this week that members of federal parliament will have their pay packets boosted by four perContinue Reading
A big boost in pay and job security is coming for thousands of casual workers. The Victorian Government’s new Sick Pay Guarantee has today been expanded, with hundreds of casual workers now eligible for up to 38 hours a year of sick and carer’s pay. The $245.7m policy, an Australian-firstContinue Reading
Australia’s lowest-paid workers are celebrating the news that the minimum wage is rising considerably in line with inflation, but it could be bad news for everyone else. Industry bodies and economists have warned the pay boost could worsen the financial situation for millions of Australians — including the very peopleContinue Reading
It may be one of the most watched reality shows on Australian TV, but the Married At First Sight cast has, traditionally, been paid low wages. But, according to one of this year’s cast members, it appears the MAFS cohort received a slight pay bump for 2023. Perth wedding celebrantContinue Reading