Posts tagged "bernard keane"

The reaction of business groups and the Coalition to the government securing passage of its same job, same pay bill on Thursday — legislation that will prevent employers from outsourcing jobs to labour-hire firms that pay contracted workers less than award rates — was apoplectic, writes Bernard Keane.

The latest wheeze from Alan Joyce’s giant travel lottery system is to in effect tell vegetarians, people with diet restrictions and travellers of faith to forget about being fed because the only thing they’ll get is meat.

If the Productivity Commission really wants to link productivity to higher wages, it should look at the market power of corporations, says Bernard Keane.

After running Qantas into the ground, the CEO should be answering fundamental questions about his management. But Alan Joyce continues to act with impunity.

If the government can’t win an election with this cash splash, it should give up politics, writes Bernard Keane.

Prime Minister Julia Gillard might have grabbed all the media attention yesterday afternoon with her decision to distance herself from the e…

It is easy to pick the two most leftfield business-related measures in this year’s Federal Budget – a special change to GST laws to help A…