Category Archives: Interviews

Audio of interviews first heard on our weekly radio show

Unpaid work put on trial

Posted on 07/02/2013 by

Unpaid work is on the rise in Australia. Many young people either take unpaid trial shifts or unpaid internships as a way to get a foothold into work. Today a report commissioned by the Fair Work Ombudsman was published and we … Continue reading →

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The Union Movement’s Agenda for 2013

Posted on 07/02/2013 by

As you would all know, it is an election year. So it was timely, after the announcement by Julia Gillard that the election would be held on September 14th, that the Secretary of the Australian Council of Trade Unions Dave … Continue reading →

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McCann Review on Non-Hospital Based Services

Posted on 31/01/2013 by

We continue our discussion of last weeks story. Maxine Winkley talked with SA Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation Secretary Elizabeth Dabars on some of the content of the McCann Review and what the State Government proposes to with the recommendations. … Continue reading →

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The Key Election Issues For Working People

Posted on 31/01/2013 by

Just how will the Coalition Government be better for Australian families and can workers trust them on your rights at work such as Low Income Super Scheme, Insecure Work and Penalty Rate Payments for working unsociable hours. Catherine Zengerer spoke … Continue reading →

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Who really values education?

Posted on 31/01/2013 by

Part of the reason Isobel Redmond was forced to step down as Opposition Leader were her comments on the staffing levels of the Education Department. Ms Redmond said there were about 2000 public servants in the SA department and about … Continue reading →

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What can South Australia expect from an Audit Commission?

Posted on 31/01/2013 by

Isobel Redmond’s popularity has been fading in recent months and she has been under fire in relation to her announcements of job cuts to the public sector. In September last year Ms Redmond announced that if the Liberals won the … Continue reading →

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Will cutting preventative health care programs prevent health issues? Or budget woes?

Posted on 24/01/2013 by

This week up to 500 people gathered at the Hawke Centre to express their concern about proposed cuts to government funded preventative health care programs recommended in the Review of Non-Hospital Based Services by Economist Warren McCann. McCann evaluated 235 services … Continue reading →

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Fair Trade

Posted on 04/01/2013 by

Catherine Zengerer talks with footwear clothing union secretary Michelle O’Neal on the fair trade campaign. Download Audio http://fairtrade.com.au/ http://www.fairwear.org.au/

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Humphrey McQueen – The Occupy movement

Posted on 20/12/2012 by

Humphrey McQueen, an Australian historian, cultural commentator and author of books on a wide range of subjects covering history, the media, politics and the visual arts, was in Adelaide recently to speak at a forum about capitalism and the environment. … Continue reading →

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Free Trade

Posted on 20/12/2012 by

The move towards so-called free trade has long been debated with many feeling they’re simply tools used by stronger and more powerful nations to impose conditions of trade on weaker countries. The agreements, once signed, allow corporations to potentially sue … Continue reading →

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