CLIMBING THE SUMMIT
All of us could possibly be about to earn more money after the Albanese authorities confirmed it might legislate multi-employer bargaining, The Dialog reviews. So what does it imply? Mainly unions would be capable to negotiate pay offers throughout a number of employers protecting a wider web of staff. The thought is it might higher stage the taking part in area throughout an trade, and as union-negotiated agreements often pay greater than non-unionised ones, as Guardian Australia explains, it’s excellent news for our stagnant wage development. The Age provides that as a result of they’d all be coated by the identical settlement, they might additionally strike on the identical time — like an entire trade without delay, as an illustration. Spicy! Australian Business Group boss Ines Willox is decidedly not blissful, describing multi-employer bargaining as “throwback” to the Sixties and a “job-killer”. The reforms will go to session subsequent week as a part of adjustments to the Truthful Work Act.
What else have we seen so removed from the roles and abilities summit? Grattan Institute CEO Danielle Wooden gave a killer keynote speech — Crikey printed it in full right here — which Bernard Keane described as “required studying not merely for summit attendees however each economist, commentator, journalist and politician opining on the summit”. Childcare has additionally been a outstanding theme, ABC continues — Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews urged the federal authorities to get on with reforms that may see each household with a mixed revenue of $80,000 have 90% of their childcare prices coated by the federal government. Extra youngsters in care means extra girls within the workforce and that’s nice information for our labour scarcity. The Enterprise Council of Australia and Australian Council of Commerce Unions additionally referred to as for an extension of paid parental depart from 18 to 26 weeks.
CRIME AND PUNISHMENT
Victoria Police are being sued in a category motion for pepper-spraying protesters exterior a mining convention in 2019, The Age reviews, in addition to an alleged “collection of batteries and assaults”. The writ alleges the cops used the spray although there was no risk to officers or the general public — it’s solely supposed for use when somebody is “passively resisting” like “hanging limp or refusing to adjust to directions”, based on the police tips. The police union stated the pepper spray use was lawful and justified, and 4 officers have been injured. However the protesters’ lawyer stated the case was concerning the “rising militarisation” of Victoria Police. The paper added that its photographer obtained a settlement “price 1000’s” when he was sprayed twice by cops whereas protecting an anti-lockdown protest.
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From (alleged) crime to punishment now, and NSW Legal professional-Normal Mark Speakman stated he would look into “no physique, no parole” legal guidelines after Sydney man Chris Dawson, 74, was discovered responsible of murdering spouse Lyn some 40 years in the past, The Australian ($) reviews. Dawson has by no means revealed the whereabouts of Lyn’s stays — in Queensland, you possibly can’t get parole with out doing so, however in NSW it’s only one a part of the parole board’s concerns. The crime was the topic of The Australian’s hit podcast “Instructor’s Pet”. However it’s not over but — Dawson will search bail whereas he prepares an attraction in opposition to his conviction. His lawyer says he’s receiving loss of life threats from “plenty of prisoners”, Guardian Australia provides. So (for many who haven’t listened to the podcast) why did Dawson do it? Their babysitter. Phrases like “infatuation” have been utilized by 9 newspapers (which has since altered the headline), after Marque Lawyers and Grace Tame identified will not be the correct terminology. He “groomed a baby and sexually abused her”, the previous put it plainly.
HOME TRUTHS
Home costs are plummeting on the quickest charge because the ’80s, Guardian Australia reviews. CoreLogic’s house worth index says costs are down 3.5% since April — Sydney had the most important fall in August with a 2.3% decline, Brisbane dropped 1.8%, Melbourne 1.2% and Canberra and Hobart 1.7%. Adelaide and Perth fell by 0.1% and 0.2% respectively. However renters are usually not seeing a fall — rents elevated by 9.8% nationally over the previous 12 months, the quickest charge on report. It comes because the Reserve Financial institution is predicted to lift the money charge once more on Tuesday, the Guardian provides, one thing that’s more and more seeing first-home consumers disappear from the market.
In the meantime, 1,043,776 houses are empty in Australia, based on census information — ABC through The Dialog has an fascinating evaluation this morning about why they aren’t essentially a silver bullet for our housing disaster. It says many would’ve been empty on census night time as a result of they have been mid-sale, and lots of have been most likely Airbnbs. It might be higher to ditch caps on council charges and deal with short-term leases as industrial properties for the tourism sector, it says.
ON A LIGHTER NOTE
The napkins are origami’d, the fits are pressed and the waiters are sneaking a ciggie out the again — irrespective of how a lot preparation goes into it, a marriage is de facto simply an enormous jumble of issues we hope will go proper. Somebody arrives with the cake, and even when the blissful couple did a tasting within the weeks prior, who is aware of whether or not the baker nailed the recipe for the day. New Zealand baker Annette Dudley is just too conscious of the devastation a dry sponge slice may cause, as Stuff tells it. That’s why she spends painstaking hours making 4 to 5 desserts every week for varied huge days. Her husband, Brent, and her three youngsters have been initially thrilled along with her new career when she started in 2007 — free wedding ceremony cake offcuts every time they needed it, topped with that luscious sugary white frosting. Cake for lunch, cake for snacks, a spot of cake after dinner.
Fifteen years on, they’ll’t take it any extra. They advised mum sufficient is sufficient — no extra cake, please, for the love of god! Dudley was like — tremendous. For those who don’t respect my wedding ceremony desserts, I do know some people who will: Snowy, Rosie, Princess Elsa, Fluffy, Cotton, Floppy, Rainbow and Rodger, her sheep. Every single day Dudley’s fluffy kids get to chow down on slices of wealthy, buttery wedding ceremony cake. They go loopy for the stuff — and who wouldn’t? Dudley is a multi-award-winning Kiwi baker — she’s gained the Taranaki Wedding ceremony Awards yearly since 2017, as voted by newlywed {couples}. Who is aware of whether or not the sheep will quickly endure from the identical “too-much-of-a-good-thing” ailment that Brent and the children fell sufferer to. For now, day-after-day is a marriage day for the eight blissful girls and boys on her farm.
Wishing you the enjoyment of that first chew of cake, and a restful weekend.
SAY WHAT?
Within the NSW 2022 finances estimates it was simply revealed that the federal government spends $713,940 per 12 months to carry a baby in youth detention. It might be cheaper to ship them to Harvard.
David Shoebridge
The Greens senator put the incarceration of youngsters into sharp perspective together with his comparability to one of many world’s most elite universities. One individual left a tongue-in-cheek reply on Shoebridge’s tweet that it might even be cheaper to ship a child to New York as the brand new commerce commissioner.
Greens look to kill Voice — and hand Labor a potent weapon in opposition to them
“Dealing with the doable refusal of the Greens to even allow a referendum to occur, the one upside for Labor is that the Greens are thus handing Labor a helpful weapon within the 2025 election. In each inner-city citizens, Labor candidates will be capable to inform voters they help an Indigenous Voice and needed a referendum to have already occurred — however the Greens blocked it and don’t appear to even help a Voice in any respect.
“It will likely be as much as Bandt and the Greens to elucidate to voters one thing they bought away with not explaining within the 2022 election: why they assume so many Indigenous teams bought it unsuitable within the growth of the Uluru Assertion from the Coronary heart. Few issues could possibly be extra useful in Labor’s quest to painting the Greens as exterior the mainstream, extremists dedicated to purity politics over efficient supply, bitterly divided ideologues …”
Summit seating plan exhibits who’s a star and who’s been snubbed
“Canberra’s web price shot up significantly as Australia’s richest man, Andrew ‘Twiggy’ Forrest, sat two rows behind the premiers, and Australia’s second-richest man, Visy Recycling boss Anthony Pratt (who scored a shoddy seat within the again row). Forrest advised reporters on his arrival he needed to see weak Australians counted in unemployment figures, however prevented questions referring to local weather. Atlassian’s co-founder Scott Farquhar was on the other aspect — behind Employment Minister Tony Burke.
“The federal government labored laborious to make sure a consultant guestlist — however disappointingly, attendees have been overwhelmingly white. Enterprise leaders and union representatives had an equal variety of tickets, and Finance Minister Katy Gallagher stated greater than 50% of contributors have been girls. About 15% of attendees have been lecturers, and one other 12% have been from foyer teams. Simply 14 MPs are attending — most notably, Peter Dutton declined an invitation.”
‘They failed to guard her’: 5 methods the NSW Training Division let down a teenage rape sufferer
“An inside investigation into the varsity’s response, whereas not publicly launched, gives little hope. Jane and her household weren’t interviewed and haven’t been given particulars of it, not to mention a duplicate of the report. A number of of their complaints, together with allegations of different rapes linked to the varsity, weren’t investigated.
“It’s yet one more instance of victim-blaming, inaction and ineptitude in addressing gender-based violence amongst younger folks. Critical allegations have been downplayed and dismissed, sending a harmful message to potential victims and abusers. From 2014 to 2019 there have been practically 150,000 victims of sexual assault recorded by police businesses — 63% of whom have been aged underneath 18.”
For those who or somebody has been or is affected by sexual assault or violence, name 1800RESPECT on 1800 737 732 or go to 1800RESPECT.org.au. Survivors of abuse can discover help by calling Bravehearts on1800 272 831 or the Blue Knot Basis at 1300 657 380. The Youngsters Helpline is 1800 55 1800. In an emergency, name 000.
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THE COMMENTARIAT
Aboriginal girls are dying, it’s not racist to debate it — Judith Kelly (The Australian) ($): Aboriginal folks nonetheless make up about 30% of the NT’s inhabitants and nonetheless make up between 80 and 90% of the jail inhabitants — and a big proportion of that jail inhabitants are Aboriginal males in jail for critical crimes of violence in opposition to Aboriginal girls. Returning to my second theme — the difficulties being skilled in even speaking about the issue: speaking actually concerning the issues that exist and inspiring trustworthy and open public debate must be begin. And by talking actually about the issue I imply not self-censoring for worry of being branded a racist by the ideologues of the brand new anti-racism faith.
“Eschew the invidious phrases institutional racism and systemic racism except there may be not less than some proof the establishment in query does even have racist insurance policies — that’s, systematically treats Aboriginal folks much less favourably on the idea of their race. Ascribing all drawback to racism is unhelpful and dishonest; it’s simplistic and it trivialises real racism, which ought to by no means be tolerated. There may be racism and there are racists in our neighborhood, and we should always name them out. Prior to now, Australian governments had racist insurance policies and a good portion of the neighborhood had unthinking racist attitudes. These items must be acknowledged, and people instances have left a legacy of drawback, however the truth that some modern issues have been brought on or contributed to by racism prior to now doesn’t imply that they’re the results of racism at present.”
Tyrant winter is useless, lengthy dwell summer time! (That’s proper, I’m skipping spring this 12 months) — Jack Vening (Guardian Australia): “We would have liked to be dealt with tenderly, and the tyrant winter stated: eat my ass. However now we glance to a brand new period, freed from losers. Don’t fret about rumours that La Niña is threatening one other sequel to the 2 lamest summers on report (nothing unsuitable with a shorter bushfire season), or that the northern hemisphere’s recreation of choose-your-own-apocalypse isn’t inspiring the best vibe (not my hemisphere, not my downside), or that information out of the US is that there’s no official drink of the summer time (enable me to introduce you to just a little factor I invented referred to as ‘the shandy’).
“That is what winter trains us for — to take no matter small moments of grace we will and maintain on to them, swallow them if we have now to, maintain them inside our bellies like a stone. The trendy world is an more and more bonkers place to attempt to make a life in, and also you’ve most likely realised by now that issues aren’t going to get much less bonkers any time quickly. So I’m not going to spend one other second excited about the lamest season on earth. I don’t care what these communists on the Bureau of Meteorology say the temperature is — any more it’s summer time. The times might be lengthy and our followers will wrestle to make a dent. At night time the cicadas will proceed their everlasting tantrum. All the things might be stunning as soon as extra.”
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