Australia is fast becoming a country of contractors.  Be your own boss, work when you want to, set your own rates; it sounds appealing but the reality is often very different.  Anyone considering becoming a contractor should understand what they are getting into...

It’s fair to say Australia has one of the better systems of employee protections and conditions going.  This is reflected in several recent efforts by overseas employees to bring unfair dismissal and breach of general protections rights claims.  Australian employees...