Burke: Minimum wage earners should profit from JobKeeper payments20/05/2021|9min
Shadow Industrial Relations Minister Tony Burke says employees should also reap the benefits of “huge profits” earned by companies off the back of the federal government’s JobKeeper payments.
The Coalition has so far resisted calls from unions to increase the minimum wage by 3.5 per cent with new data showing a 1.5 per cent increase in wages since March 2020.
“It’s not a recovery if people’s wages are effectively going backwards,” Mr Burke said.
“If the recovery is doing well enough that JobKeeper can be withdrawn, surely the recovery can be doing well enough that workers, particularly workers on the minimum wage, get a share of what’s happening.
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Australia in weaker position because government didn t act on quarantine 06/05/2021|10min
Shadow Industrial Relations Minister Tony Burke says there is no doubt Australia is in a weaker position because the government didn’t make decisions on expanding quarantine facilities.
Immigration Minister Alex Hawke told The Australian newspaper the federal government is considering a plan to use the Howard Springs quarantine facility solely for repatriations travellers from India. Quarantine has been a commonwealth responsibility for more than 100 years. When the pandemic broke out you had the report that was given to them that made clear Howard Springs is one of the key sites,” Mr Burke told Sky News.
Underemployment is a ‘huge problem’ often overlooked in unemployment debates29/04/2021|10min
Shadow Industrial Relations Minister Tony Burke says underemployment is a “huge problem” which often gets lost in the debates about unemployment.
This comes after Treasurer Josh Frydenberg set his sights on a jobless rate below five percent ahead of his pre-budget address in Canberra today.
“Having jobs is incredibly important, having secure jobs is important too and while you’ll hear the government talk about unemployment, you’ll never hear them talk about underemployment,” Mr Burke said.
“Let’s not forget, when you say how many people are either looking for work or looking for more hours, we get to a figure approaching two million Australians.
Shadow Industrial Relations Minister Tony Burke says “reality is catching up” with the Morrison government which is expected to be pushed to adopt more ambitious climate targets during a climate summit led by US President Joe Biden.
This week Australia’s federal government announced $540 million would be invested in clean energy technologies in the upcoming budget to lower greenhouse gasses and create 2,500 jobs.
A total of $276 million will go toward four hydrogen hubs across the country, with another $264 million allocated for carbon capture projects.
Today the Morrison government pledged $565 million towards international efforts to reduce emissions including funding for new research and the development of new technology.
“You look at what [Mr Morrison] said today, one of the takeout messages that I think you do get … is never believe what he says during an election campaign,” Mr Burke told Sky News.
“When we talked about hydrogen, he said it was a snake oil
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