Category: labor

Ukrainian Refugee Influx Could Ease Eurozone Labor Shortage: ECB

FRANKFURT—The influx of Ukrainian refugees into the European Union could gradually ease labor shortages in the eurozone as some of those fleeing the war are likely to settle permanently, the European Central Bank said on Monday. Around seven million people, mostly women and children, have fled Ukraine so far since Russia launched its invasion on…


Labor Opposition’s Final Push for Votes in Brisbane

Australian voters in parts of Queensland are battling heavy rain to attend ballot boxes in the federal election as hopeful treasurer Jim Chalmers continued campaigning in Brisbane. Chalmers, from the centre-left opposition Labor party, on Saturday trumpeted the centre-right coalition’s “waste” as one of several reasons to switch governments. “People have said to us they…


Labor Promises Robodebt Royal Commission

Australian Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese says a Labor government would set up a royal commission, the country’s highest form of public inquiry, into the unlawful Robodebt scheme, which he describes as a “human tragedy.” The automated matching of tax and Centrelink data to raise debts against welfare recipients, for money the coalition Liberal-Nationals government claimed…


Opposition Labor Leader Anthony Albanese Pledges Australian Integrity Watchdog If Elected

Australia’s opposition centre-left Labor party has announced it will legislate an anti-corruption commission by the end of 2022 if elected on May 21, but senior ministers of the incumbent centre-right Coalition government have warned against it becoming a weapon to destroy reputations. Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese announced his pledge on April 15, the day before…


Anthony Albanese Decries Web Address Redirect to LNP as ‘Childish’

Australia’s Labor Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese has decried a move by the Liberal-National coalition party (LNP) after it registered a web address bearing his name. The web address albanese.com.au is registered to a “Sam Jackson” from the LNP. But in a trick Albanese referred to as a “childish,” the site redirects visitors to the LNP’s…


Senior Female Labor Senators Deny Bullying the Late Sen. Kitching

Australian senators Penny Wong, Kristina Keneally, and Katy Gallagher, all from the left-leaning Australian Labor Party (ALP), have denied allegations they bullied their colleague, the late Sen. Kimberly Kitching, up until she died on March 10. Amid intense scrutiny and criticism, and after dodging questions along with other ALP colleagues, Wong, Keneally, and Gallagher released…


Anthony Albanese Avoids Investigation Into Labor Bullying Culture After Senator’s Death

Australian Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese avoided declaring his support for an investigation into whether there is a culture of bullying in the Labor Party after the death of Sen. Kimberley Kitching, 52. After allegations emerged that Kitching faced bullying by three senior female senators in the lead up to her death, Prime Minister Scott Morrison…


Australian PM More Experienced but Less Trustworthy Than Opposition Leader: Poll

The latest Newspoll conducted for News Corp’s The Australian has revealed that voters perceive Prime Minister Scott Morrison to be far more experienced than Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese but less trustworthy. The periodical poll, which reveals what Australian voters think about their leaders and who they would vote for if an election were held that…


Grandma Resuscitates Newborn Twice After Daughter Goes Into Preterm Labor at Home

A loving grandma resuscitated her newborn granddaughter twice during her daughter’s premature home birth. Fifty-three-year-old Joanne Dolan’s daughter, Katie Dolan, 24, went into labor at 24 weeks and five days of pregnancy, forcing her to spring into action and deliver baby Niamh by herself. The youngster, born breech and weighing just 1.5 pounds, has since been…


South Australian Labor Party to Bring Array of New Events to State if Elected

South Australian Labor Leader Peter Malinauskas has unveiled his plan to revive COVID-19-impacted tourism in the state with investments to lure new events and tourists to South Australia (SA) if elected Premier this month. Malinauskas has pledged $40 million over four years to bring new events that would attract interstate and international visitors to the…