“The Netherlands accept it is not physically possible for fossil fuels to be ‘carbon neutral’, but in Australia carbon neutral petrol is considered a legitimate premise.” Polly Hemming #AusPol satpa.pe/green28f0d

the sky won’t fall in…..

Josh Bornstein If I'm not mistaken he discussed the ability of workers within a sector to compete against each other as the key to productivity. I felt like I was in a 1980s neo con time warp

The Business Council of Australia have been campaigning for wage suppression since the 1980s. Continue to oppose e’ees getting real wage growth. Peddle the myth that productivity leads to wage rises. That theory stopped working 30 years ago. Wages growth lags productivity growth.

Single enterprise bargaining has collapsed in the last decade including because:
a. Workers in small & medium sized business lack the power to get a collective agreement;
b. Up to 40% of employees in the private sector work in small businesses.
We need multi-e’er bargaining

Once upon a time I loved a racehorse.

Don’t @ me. meanjin.com.au/memoir/a-saint…

Biden claims oil companies are ‘war profiteering’ as he floats windfall tax on.ft.com/3fsS237

it’s on

17 members of the OECD have some form of multi-employer bargaining, along with high wages and good working conditions.

This sensible change will close loopholes in our bargaining system that unscrupulous employers like Qantas have taken advantage of for far too long.

Thank you Dr Kylie Cardell for engaging with my book in this way. A beautiful review at The Conversation.

theconversation.com/living-with-co…

We're thrilled to announce the finalists for the 2022 Human Rights Awards, and celebrate people who have worked with dedication and compassion to improve human rights in Australia.

Important interview between Josh Bornstein and Patricia Karvelas on the government's proposed costs reform in harassment litigation. I strongly support an equal access asymmetrical costs model, not the costs neutrality model in the draft Respect at Work bill abc.net.au/radionational/…

'Go blonde and wear a push up bra': my client, Pilot, Davida Forshaw sues Qantas theaustralian.com.au/the-oz/news/go…

⁦Patricia Karvelas⁩ interviewed me about proposed new laws in sexual assault/harassment claims which will:
-reduce compensation to women by up to 40%;
-encourage vindictive perpetrators to delay cases to drive up legal costs for women;&
-deter claims
abc.net.au/radionational/…

Brilliant column by ⁦Sean Kelly⁩ smh.com.au/politics/feder…

Hi Elon Musk ,
I would like to test your commitment to free speech by tweeting something that you really hate so that I can see what happens.

Well here goes:

‘Tax’.

Possibly of interest to the Australian Press Council

Why does today's Courier Mail analysis on Premier Palaszczuk by Peter Gleeson contain word for word chunks from my analysis for ABC News on Jackie Trad's departure more than two years ago?