Jim Chalmers has declared Australia to be a productivity free zone until 2031 in what was the most honest economic statement of the Albanese Government. 

There is no denying who and what is to blame for this.

Unfair dismissal claims are fast becoming the default rather than the exception. This costs businesses big and small in time and resources and often just ends up in go away money.

Australia needs a system that reflects the true position of union representation. Freedom to select agreement types, freedom to not join a union, and the freedom to work flexibly as a casual, contractor, labour hire, or gig worker must be central to our workplace relations system.

A reckoning in workplace relations is inevitable, and the $140 million financial hit Woolworths suffered in December from a near-three-week strike underscores just how harsh it could be.

The AI train will not pause while the ACTU and the government develop an Australian regulatory regime. A regulatory scheme based around third-party intervention, arbitration and centrally-mandated wage and hours trade-offs would be disastrous.

Large private and government employers may find delving too far into “wellbeing leave” has adverse consequences.

The DP World docks dispute is over. Negotiations started in March 2023, industrial action commenced in October 2023 and a settlement was reached in February 2024