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Police accused of signing secret agreement with CFMEU

Police accused of signing secret agreement with CFMEU

A man whose report triggered a CFMEU inquiry claims the embattled union had a secret deal preventing police from intervening in industrial disputes.

Teachers stop work to school government on stalled deal

Teachers stop work to school government on stalled deal

Teachers stop work to school government on stalled deal

Teachers stop work to school government on stalled deal

Workers and the government are at loggerheads over pay with teachers walking off the job and public sector staff planning wider industrial action.

Transgrid in court over 'damaging' employee outsourcing

Transgrid in court over 'damaging' employee outsourcing

Transgrid in court over 'damaging' employee outsourcing

Transgrid in court over 'damaging' employee outsourcing

Transgrid is facing penalties for allegedly outsourcing staff for years without giving internal employees the chance to prove they could be just as efficient.

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Union wants fire chief gone, criticises award

Union wants fire chief gone, criticises award

Firefighters are ramping up their campaign against their commissioner, slamming a decision to honour him with an award as "contradictory" to his service record.

Show us the money: teachers mock 'education state' tag

Show us the money: teachers mock 'education state' tag

Hundreds of kindergarten teachers have gone on strike, taking direct aim at a premier as she spruiks her state's education credentials overseas.

'Tremendous victory': nurses secure nation- leading pay

'Tremendous victory': nurses secure nation- leading pay

Following months of talks, a state's nurses and midwives are set to become the nation's highest paid after agreeing on a new wage deal.

'Ruthless' sacking of staff lands Qantas with $90m fine

'Ruthless' sacking of staff lands Qantas with $90m fine

Qantas has vowed to rebuild trust after the embattled airline was fined $90 million for illegally sacking more than 1800 ground staff during the pandemic.

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Fireys' blazing pay rise burns a hole in state's pocket

Fireys' blazing pay rise burns a hole in state's pocket

Fireys' blazing pay rise burns a hole in state's pocket

Fireys' blazing pay rise burns a hole in state's pocket

Firefighters have kicked down the wages door, winning a large pay bump after their work was noted for being "significantly undervalued".

'This is the moment': teachers strike over wage deal

'This is the moment': teachers strike over wage deal

'This is the moment': teachers strike over wage deal

'This is the moment': teachers strike over wage deal

Thousands of educators have walked off the job, shutting down a city CBD as they marched on parliament, as union officials flag more action.

Deliveries not impacted as freight pilots go on strike

Deliveries not impacted as freight pilots go on strike

Deliveries not impacted as freight pilots go on strike

Deliveries not impacted as freight pilots go on strike

Qantas has put contingency plans in place as freight pilots, responsible for delivering parcels, prepare to take industrial action over a wage offer dispute.

Industrial disputes drop to lowest level in two years

Industrial disputes drop to lowest level in two years

Industrial disputes drop to lowest level in two years

Industrial disputes drop to lowest level in two years

The number of employees involved in industrial disputes has fallen by more than half during the first three months of 2025.

Qantas makes mercy plea for illegal sackings 'mistake'

Qantas makes mercy plea for illegal sackings 'mistake'

Qantas makes mercy plea for illegal sackings 'mistake'

Qantas makes mercy plea for illegal sackings 'mistake'

Qantas has urged a court to treat its illegal sacking of almost 2000 workers during the COVID-19 pandemic as a mistake and impose a "mid-range" penalty.

Qantas apology for sackings 'wholly hollow'

Qantas apology for sackings 'wholly hollow'

Qantas apology for sackings 'wholly hollow'

Qantas apology for sackings 'wholly hollow'

Qantas has maintained a self-righteous attitude in defending its sacking of 1820 workers and its apology this week rings hollow, a court has been told.

Qantas judge's corporate tip: 'Don't play us for fools'

Qantas judge's corporate tip: 'Don't play us for fools'

Qantas judge's corporate tip: 'Don't play us for fools'

Qantas judge's corporate tip: 'Don't play us for fools'

A judge who will decide the penalty Qantas must pay for illegally sacking 1800 workers has warned the corporate world it must not "play the court for a fool".

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Loo breaks a luxury for swamped regional doctors

Some doctors are too busy to go to the toilet during long shifts and warn a "vicious cycle of burnout" means worse patient care, as they fight for better pay.

Strike 'dangerous for patients', risky for doctors

The risk of doctors striking is proving difficult to forecast but surgery cancellations and understaffed emergency departments are expected.

'Play by the rules': union lashed for doctors strike

Under criticism by a court, a doctors union has been urged to put patient safety first by halting proposed strikes and returning to the negotiating table.

Scalpels down as doctors plan rare strike over pay rise

Doctors in dozens of hospitals are set to walk off the job for the first time in more than 25 years, causing another headache for patients and officials.

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Nurses strike for better pay at hospital under scrutiny

Nurses and midwives at a privately run public hospital, already in the crosshairs of a parliamentary probe, are striking for a pay rise and staffing increase.

'Disgraceful': union sues to undo rail strike stoppage

A decision to halt strikes on a major metropolitan rail network could soon be reversed as a bitter pay dispute continues to simmer.

Bitter dispute ends as cops vote for bumper pay deal

Police officers have voted in their thousands to bring protracted and bitter negotiations with a state's force to an end.

Host 'relieved' of work, not fired after Gaza post: ABC

The ABC has denies it sacked a pro-Palestine fill-in host by taking her off air, claiming it was contractually allowed to shorten her shifts.

Rail commuters get reprieve as union action halted

A union stoush that has crippled services on the nation's biggest rail network for months has been put into a cooling off period for the next four months.

Premier stands by police minister after top cop fiasco

Premier Jacinta Allan has backed her police minister after the top cop was forced out after a loss of confidence from the force he led for nearly five years.

'Everyone's on to them': premier blasts rail union

Giving in to workers' demands to end commuter pain would only embolden their union, the premier says, as disruption grips Australia's busiest city rail network.

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