billy blog ... some alternative economic thinking

With the introduction of the radical new Industrial Relations (IR) legislation looming and the first public opinion poll suggesting that finally the Federal Government is impacting negatively on mainstream Australia, it is worth reflecting on what happened in New Zealand under their so-called Employment Contracts Act (ECA). I note that up until now the neo-liberal regime of the Howard Government has attacked the weak, the jobless, the marginalised, the homeless, the stateless - those generally living in the shadow of our communities. That bully-like approach has been bolstered with the int  More ...