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Over the past century, one of the most defining trends has been globalisation and the increasing migration associated with it. Multiculturalism has become a defining feature in many of the world’s economies with Canada, the United Kingdom, the United States and South Africa examples of nations that have embraced a strong immigrant receiving tradition. Similarly, Australia has a robust tradition as a country built upon migration that continues to this day.
Few issues have resonated in Australian public discourse over the past few years like energy prices. Both household and business consumers have suffered the consequences of years of policy inertia, inconsistency and a lack of forward thinking by energy policy makers that have created a scenario in which Australians are significantly paying more to power and heat their homes.
On February 23 2017, the Fair Work Commission ruled in favour of cutting Sunday and public holiday penalty rates for awards in the hospitality, fast-food, retail and pharmacy industries. The following suite of reports has explored the impact of reducing penalty rates since that initial ruling in 2017, focusing on the aggregate national, state and electorate level costs to workers associated with the proposed changes.
