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Corruption buster defends findings in fiery hearing

Corruption buster defends findings in fiery hearing

A threat to walk out and a spirited defence of his work have featured in evidence at an inquiry from the lawyer who triggered a royal commission into the CFMEU.

BHP bracing for rolling strikes by Pilbara ore workers

BHP bracing for rolling strikes by Pilbara ore workers

BHP bracing for rolling strikes by Pilbara ore workers

BHP bracing for rolling strikes by Pilbara ore workers

Workers at a BHP port are preparing to go on strike for a second time following stalled negotiations over wages and conditions.

Sacked, struggling Qantas staff still wait for payments

Sacked, struggling Qantas staff still wait for payments

Sacked, struggling Qantas staff still wait for payments

Sacked, struggling Qantas staff still wait for payments

Legal delays have prevented workers who were sacked by Australia's largest airline from receiving their share of a small fortune in compensation payments.

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'Pro-Israel forces': union explains conference backdown

'Pro-Israel forces': union explains conference backdown

Labor powerbrokers believe a show of unity at its conference is a sign of the party's strength, but some members say a lack of debate is damaging long term.

'Jobs not war': Labor rank and file rail against subs

'Jobs not war': Labor rank and file rail against subs

News of billions of dollars to help build submarines has angered Labor members who have pushed back against AUKUS at the party's national conference.

'Make it right': educators weigh pay versus passion

'Make it right': educators weigh pay versus passion

A specialist education worker, who gave up doing the job she loves for a day to rally for better pay, has warned she may have to walk away for good.

Government hopes 'watershed' deal stops school strike

Government hopes 'watershed' deal stops school strike

A teacher's union will meet to decide whether to take up a revised pay and conditions deal and cancel plans for a 24-hour school strike.

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BHP port workers take action in historic Pilbara strike

BHP port workers take action in historic Pilbara strike

BHP port workers take action in historic Pilbara strike

BHP port workers take action in historic Pilbara strike

Port workers have downed tools over a wage dispute with BHP and their union warns more strike action is possible if the mining giant doesn't buckle.

Teachers to walk off job for 24 hours amid pay dispute

Teachers to walk off job for 24 hours amid pay dispute

Teachers to walk off job for 24 hours amid pay dispute

Teachers to walk off job for 24 hours amid pay dispute

Teachers at hundreds of public schools across one state will go on strike as protracted pay negotiations remain at an impasse.

'Lucky to be here': union pushed boss to breaking point

'Lucky to be here': union pushed boss to breaking point

'Lucky to be here': union pushed boss to breaking point

'Lucky to be here': union pushed boss to breaking point

A former construction boss has compared a long CFMEU intimidation campaign to a frog slowly being boiled alive, saying it pushed him to breaking point.

Union raises spectre of chaos, delays for Olympic works

Union raises spectre of chaos, delays for Olympic works

Union raises spectre of chaos, delays for Olympic works

Union raises spectre of chaos, delays for Olympic works

Brisbane 2032 venues risk delays under a proposed new construction code amid a CFMEU crackdown, sparking fears major builders may be locked out of projects.

Port worker wage stoush set to trigger historic strike

Port worker wage stoush set to trigger historic strike

Port worker wage stoush set to trigger historic strike

Port worker wage stoush set to trigger historic strike

Hundreds of port workers are expected to walk off the job after failed wage negotiations between a mining giant and unions.

Corruption report to stay secret to allow appeal bid

Corruption report to stay secret to allow appeal bid

Corruption report to stay secret to allow appeal bid

Corruption report to stay secret to allow appeal bid

A union boss has lost his fight against the release of a corruption watchdog report after trying to keep his legal challenge a secret.

Watchdog probes ex-CFMEU boss' links to another union

Watchdog probes ex-CFMEU boss' links to another union

Watchdog probes ex-CFMEU boss' links to another union

Watchdog probes ex-CFMEU boss' links to another union

The workplace watchdog is investigating reports an ex-construction union boss who was sacked amid a national clean out has joined forces with a different union.

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Criminologists liken CFMEU to organised crime group

Leading experts say CFMEU allegations show a union acting more like a crime network than an industrial watchdog, using fear to dominate building sites.

BHP accused of 'American-style' strikebreaker tactics

BHP stands to lose $120 million a day if workers follow through with threats to stop work at the mining giant's Port Hedland facility, unions say.

'You won't win': public servant details union clash

A rogue union boss told an official, "You've chosen to take us on - anyone who does that does not win," during a campaign of harassment, an inquiry has heard.

'Historic': disability workers push for massive raise

Australian disability and community workers are calling for a historic pay rise, with almost a third saying they cannot meet basic living costs.

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Public servant feared assault by 'unhinged' CFMEU boss

A senior public servant has tearfully claimed she was abused by a former CFMEU boss, prompting denials from the controversial union's ex-state leader.

Corruption watchdog powers boosted after CFMEU scandal

A state government has buckled to pressure to give the corruption watchdog "follow the money" powers following the CFMEU scandal.

'Explosive' new evidence extends CFMEU corruption probe

The volume of evidence against a scandal-plagued construction union has pushed back a long-running inquiry by 18 months.

CFMEU administrator appointed after shock resignation

A union veteran has been appointed to oversee the clean-up of embattled construction union the CFMEU after his predecessor resigned midway through his term.

Teachers offered pay rise of up to 32 per cent

A teachers’ union has struck an in-principle deal with a state government for pay rises of up to 32.4 per cent over four years.

'Like the mafia': whistleblower outlines union tactics

A workplace health and safety whistleblower has told an inquiry the regulator's failure to stand up to a rogue union showed a lack of leadership.

Unions ramp up minimum wage rise demands as costs soar

Low-paid workers should not go backwards because of Donald Trump's war, the peak union body says, as it calls for minimum wages to be raised to $26.45 an hour.

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