Calling all 🇦🇺 trade unionists who want to learn more about economic arguments to use in your organising and bargaining: the next installment of our renowned 'Economics for Unionists' 2-day crash course will run in Sydney 21-22 Oct. Rego here: atui.org.au/course/economi….

Michael Kaine David Peetz Mugdha Deogade, former delivery rider, explains: "So many riders get injured, they can’t work for themselves, they can’t feed themselves, then when they go back to work they have to over-compensate to make up for the time off, and this adds to the injury."

Michael Kaine David Peetz "It’s a literal pressure cooker that’s killing, that’s maiming, that’s exploiting workers." -- Michael Kaine on the lack of workers' compensation for gig delivery riders.

Families of injured delivery riders deserve justice. Injured workers are left with little or no support. Closing Loopholes federal laws will make a difference but states need to fill the gap and ensure workers can access workers compensation

Why should we pay tax on superannuation over $3 million?

Not very Labor of them Public will continue to subsidise private school funds after inquiry - govt shoots down move to curb tax breaks #auspol by Morgan Harrington Morgan Harrington michaelwest.com.au/government-sho…

$1,780,000 to be head of University of Canberra? Madness! It’s more than 3 times the PM More than the Future Fund CEO More than any Premier More than most company CEOs We need to take the ASX directors out of uni governance & the failed ASX managers out of uni management #auspol

"If the US had had rank order voting, Trump would not have been on the ballot in the first election in 2016." Professor Joseph E. Stiglitz unpacks three democratic institutions that Australia does better than the US. #auspol

The Centre for Future Work’s Charlie Joyce and David Peetz are in Brisbane today for the National Manufacturing Summit, making the case for industry policy to build a sustainable manufacturing sector in Australia with high quality jobs. 🧵

Finally! Government to fund pay rises for early childhood educators!

Educators like Lisa never give up. Congratulations

Giving early childhood educators an extra 15% is good policy, and even better politics theconversation.com/giving-early-c… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand

The important issue of workers' control over their sensitive information is discussed in our latest report futurework.org.au/report/no-bloo….

The latest figures out today from the FWC show yet again that wages are not driving inflation. Greg Jericho writes. #OffTheCharts australiainstitute.org.au/post/new-figur…

Timor Leste fought tenaciously for its independence against overwhelming odds. President Jose Ramos Horta could give us lessons on why surrendering sovereignty should never be an option for an independent nation. Thanks Australia Institute for leadership on such important issues.

Freedom fighter. Nobel Peace Laureate. President of Timor-Leste. José Ramos-Horta is speaking at the Sydney Opera House on the importance & fragility of independence – & what Aus can learn from Timor-Leste's fight for autonomy. Tickets $19.50 ⬇️ theaus.in/JRH_OperaHouse #auspol

"Productivity" is now a buzzword used to justify anything employers & governments demand of workers. Here's a great reality check from Distinguished Fellow David Peetz Carmichael Centre for The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand on what productivity really is, and what it isn't: theconversation.com/productivity-i….

Speeding fines: What might be a mosquito bite for the wealthy can be earth-shattering for the poor. Our new research outlines a fairer model for speeding fines based on a Finnish proportional fine system. 🧵 Read: australiainstitute.org.au/post/australia… #auspol

What does artificial intelligence mean for jobs, workers’ rights, privacy, union activity, and more? Will proposed regulation be good enough to guarantee "safe and responsible AI"? Webinar registration is free: Sign up at us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist….

Our research finds Australian workers are performing $91 billion worth of unpaid overtime. See our latest Go Home on Time Day report: gohomeontimeday.org