While the Coalition, employers and the business media insist that insecure work is a figment of Labor’s imagination, Sydney travellers have been experiencing the pointy end of an increasing reliance on poorly paid casual work and a reluctance of large employers to offer workers pay rises.
Throughout the pandemic, both Qantas and Sydney Airport constantly demanded that border restrictions be lifted and airlines be allowed to fly again. In September 2020, Sydney Airport CEO Geoff Culbert said states closing their borders to protect their citizens “is inconsistent with what it means to be Australian”. In February 2021 Culbert called for an early reopening of borders “once vulnerable members of the community were vaccinated”.
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