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COVID-19

The casual pandemic

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The global COVID-19 pandemic underscores the extent to which neoliberalism builds on the back of precarious labour. Australian universities and the Morrison Government continue to impose a neoliberal mode of domination based on the exploitation of casual labourers. This mode of domination results in overemployment, underemployment and unemployment for casual staff.

Tricia Daly Macquarie University

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Connect ÂŽ Volume 13, no. 2 ÂŽ Semester 2, 2020


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