New data has revealed our wider region's average salary is less than half that of Queensland's highest.
20th April 2018 6:04 AM
THE news is good for Bowen and Gladstone residents. But if your postcode starts with a 5, you might want to call the...
12th April 2018 11:04 AM
THE RBA has strongly hinted Australians will be waiting a long time for their next big pay rise, with salary levels in a...
19th Feb. 2018 9:02 AM
Mackay tradies are raking it in, with reports of up to 10 per cent increases in wages over the past year.
08th Feb. 2018 5:02 AM
THE proposed $65 billion cut in corporate tax rates will lead to increased wages, but the trickle-down effect will take...
06th Feb. 2018 12:02 PM
Presently our government and businesses leaders disregard the fact that when you take money out of the employees' pockets...
31st Jan. 2018 7:01 AM
THE lawyers responsible for the Stolen Wages Class Action against the State Government are hosting an information session...
26th Jan. 2018 5:01 AM
DONE DEAL: Manchester United have officially unveiled their new recruit Alexis Sanchez, in a stunning transfer deal
23rd Jan. 2018 10:01 AM
Companies spending big to attract the workforce needed
12th Jan. 2018 7:01 AM
CHANGES to pay structures are being enforced across fields such as fast food, hospitality, hair and beauty.
10th Jan. 2018 5:01 AM
"Small business operators don't have buckets of cash for back payments”
22nd Nov. 2017 7:11 AM
THERE needs to be more focus on the adverse effects of lower wages for the economy as a whole.
14th Oct. 2017 8:10 AM
New data reveals the states with the highest take-home salaries across Australia
28th Sept. 2017 7:09 AM
Should the early development of of our children be a function of our education system or left to the private sector
09th Sept. 2017 7:09 AM
It’s little wonder about 3000 childcare workers are going on strike today. There are a few sectors in the workforce that...
07th Sept. 2017 10:09 AM
THOUSANDS of childcare workers will strike this week to protest “poverty wages” as low as $21 an hour.
06th Sept. 2017 5:09 AM
THE gap between the Coffs Coast's richest and poorest residents is widening, but the coast's distribution of wealth is not...
04th July 2017 12:07 PM
CENSUS figures show Coast residents are generous with their unpaid work but suffering in the wage department compared to...
27th June 2017 11:06 AM
Has it not occurred to anyone else these employers named and shamed are of one ethnic race?
22nd June 2017 7:06 AM
INSTEAD of increasing the basic wage by $45 a week, Sally McManus, ACTU secretary, we need a wage and price freeze.
12th April 2017 4:04 AM
Latest figures say growth is up 1.1%
02nd March 2017 10:03 AM
AUSTRALIA has notched up a great few days. Things look good — better than good.
02nd March 2017 9:03 AM
Cuts to penalty rates welcomed by employers
23rd Feb. 2017 3:02 PM
Fair Work Commission agreed to cut Sunday penalty rates.
23rd Feb. 2017 10:02 AM
Councillors could receive a 2% pay increase
09th Dec. 2016 11:12 AM