billy blog ... some alternative economic thinking

Readers should realise that under the WorkChoices legislation and regulations any public commentator such as myself who makes comments such that the public might have reduced confidence in the decisions of the Fair Pay Commission (FPC) is liable for 12 months imprisonment. Such is the state of our democracy in 2006.

Well lets get the ball rolling. Today the FPC brought down its first decision. The much-awaited decision is that workers on the lowest pay - the old safety net - gained an increase of $27.36 per week payable from December 1, 2006. The last pay rise they received was on  More ...