Business group warns Vic government's WFH legislation will harm productivity
Premier Jacinta Allan announced the government would introduce legislation to give workers the right to work from home at least two days a week, in a move that will certainly face a High Court challenge.
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Sydney Morning Herald
2 hours ago
- Sydney Morning Herald
Dear Leader Jacinta Allan will fight for your right to do what you're already doing
Greetings comrades. Having spent my weekend at the Victorian State Labor Conference, I feel suitably re-educated to talk to you about something peculiar going on within our great and glorious movement. Comrades, has it ever struck you as passingly strange that, for all the things we could be doing in a state where we have been in government 21 of the past 25 years, we spend an awful lot of time talking about the Liberal Party? I say this as a registered observer at the conference, rather than a member of our great and glorious movement, so you will forgive me for not recognising the real and present danger the Liberals represent – with their 20 members in an 88-seat Legislative Assembly – to the rights and lives of working people. But from my cordoned-off position at the back of the room, where delegates are free to approach the journalists as long as they don't feed them, the constant references to what the Liberals did in the 1990s or didn't do in the single term they governed this century seemed a little over-egged. This is what our Dear Leader, Jacinta Allan, told us in her speech: 'Never forget, the Tories have already had their turn and they didn't just sit on their hands – they swung the axe. They shut TAFE campuses (Shame!) and locked young people out. They closed hospitals (Shame!) and made families travel longer. They cut schools and then asked why kids were falling behind. They sold off the SEC (Shame!) and my dad lost his job. Loading 'Deep down, they don't believe working people deserve better.' They sound awful. I'm glad the SEC is back in business, enshrined in the Constitution and, no doubt, employing all those workers again. The Latrobe Valley must be rocking these days. But when you say the Tories have had their turn, are we still talking about 1993? Another thing, comrades. All this stuff about bosses darkly plotting against the interests of the workers they employ – does anyone really believe it?
Sky News AU
2 hours ago
- Sky News AU
House prices expected to surge next year in Melbourne, KPMG report predicts
House prices across Australia are expected to rise 4.5 per cent in 2026 as one major city is expected to surge after a recent slump. The latest forecast from consultancy firm KPMG arrives as upcoming rate cuts are forecasted to boost dwelling prices. Melbourne is predicted to be the best performer, where house prices will jump 6.6 per cent next year while units will rise 7.1 per cent in price. This would follow the Victorian capital's post-pandemic slump, where the average dwelling price slid three per cent in 2024, despite increases across other major cities. KPMG's chief economist Brendan Rynne said the surge was driven by the city's properties having relatively lower prices compared to others. 'Melbourne's property market is on the verge of coming out of its post-covid slumber and is finally set to catch up to its east-coast counterparts, with the city seeing some decent gains next year,' Mr Rynne said in a statement. The report noted that Melbourne's position as a key destination for overseas travellers boosted demand and prices. KPMG's latest report shows momentum has continued to build in the housing market nationally, as the consultancy firm revised its forecast for house price growth in 2025 from 3.3 per cent to 4.9 per cent. 'You can really feel a renewed confidence in the market over the last few months in particular, with the quarterly growth rate hitting the highest level since this time last year,' Mr Rynne said. 'Two interest rate cuts so far this year, and a likely succession of further cuts on the way are helping to kick start the property market for the first time since the pandemic, putting more pressure on prices.' Unit price growth is expected to outpace houses with a 5.1 per cent bump next year. This comes as the lower-cost dwellings offer a more affordable entry point for Aussies looking to break into the housing market. 'A growing number of people are struggling to be able to purchase their own home, increasing the demand for apartments, which have a far lower entry,' Mr Rynne said. Sydney house prices are forecast to jump 4.2 per cent next year while units will increase 6.1 per cent in price. Brisbane prices, which have surged over recent years, will increase 3.1 per cent for houses and 1.5 per cent for apartments next year, according to KPMG. The forecast follows the Reserve Bank of Australia delivering two rate cuts after holding rates for almost a year and a half to stamp out post-pandemic inflation. The central bank is widely tipped to deliver another cut when it meets on Tuesday.
The Age
2 hours ago
- The Age
Dear Leader Jacinta Allan will fight for your right to do what you're already doing
Greetings comrades. Having spent my weekend at the Victorian State Labor Conference, I feel suitably re-educated to talk to you about something peculiar going on within our great and glorious movement. Comrades, has it ever struck you as passingly strange that, for all the things we could be doing in a state where we have been in government 21 of the past 25 years, we spend an awful lot of time talking about the Liberal Party? I say this as a registered observer at the conference, rather than a member of our great and glorious movement, so you will forgive me for not recognising the real and present danger the Liberals represent – with their 20 members in an 88-seat Legislative Assembly – to the rights and lives of working people. But from my cordoned-off position at the back of the room, where delegates are free to approach the journalists as long as they don't feed them, the constant references to what the Liberals did in the 1990s or didn't do in the single term they governed this century seemed a little over-egged. This is what our Dear Leader, Jacinta Allan, told us in her speech: 'Never forget, the Tories have already had their turn and they didn't just sit on their hands – they swung the axe. They shut TAFE campuses (Shame!) and locked young people out. They closed hospitals (Shame!) and made families travel longer. They cut schools and then asked why kids were falling behind. They sold off the SEC (Shame!) and my dad lost his job. Loading 'Deep down, they don't believe working people deserve better.' They sound awful. I'm glad the SEC is back in business, enshrined in the Constitution and, no doubt, employing all those workers again. The Latrobe Valley must be rocking these days. But when you say the Tories have had their turn, are we still talking about 1993? Another thing, comrades. All this stuff about bosses darkly plotting against the interests of the workers they employ – does anyone really believe it?
