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Peter Francis Fenwick

Jul 22, 20206 min read

How to Bolster Youth Employment

We need to ensure our kids are not priced out of the labour market. In response to the COVID-19 crisis, many jobs have been lost, some...

Loretta Lockesmith

Sep 4, 20197 min read

Exploitation or Opportunity?

The other day I met my old friends Marcia and Ann for lunch at Babka in Brunswick Street. It was good to catch up again. Babka is just a...

Peter Francis Fenwick

Nov 2, 20176 min read

Minimum Wage Keeps Youth Unemployed

In the spirit of the famous Harvester case, ACTU secretary Sally McManus is proposing an overhaul of the national minimum wage to better...

Peter Francis Fenwick

Feb 27, 20171 min read

Sunday workers to lose $6,000 per annum

Last week, when the Fair Work Commission handed down its decision to reduce Sunday penalty rates by up to 25%, the headline response from...

Peter Francis Fenwick

Sep 24, 20153 min read

Let the Market Set Interest Rates

We are pleased when the Reserve Bank keeps interest rates on hold at their low, low levels. For we know that low interest rates encourage...

Peter Francis Fenwick

Mar 9, 20154 min read

Minimum Wages Deny Jobs to Youth

At the first suggestion that minimum wages and penalty rates might be subject to review by the Productivity Commission, the ACTU hit the...