Friendly fire in the war on COVID-19

In responding to the dreaded Coronavirus outbreak, governments on a war footing face a policy dilemma: remedy or overkill? It is right and important, always, to be sensitive to the possibility that government action might do more harm than good.

Australia must restore work rules to ensure secure jobs and fair pay

Union leader Sally McManus makes an impassioned plea for the restoration of worker rights under assault from powerful business interests.