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'I have to kill my kids' father to survive': Setka's ex

'I have to kill my kids' father to survive': Setka's ex

Union heavyweight John Setka's estranged wife said, in video played to court, she wanted to get a firearm because she had to kill him "to survive".

Virgin signs deal with ground staff, cabin threat looms

Virgin signs deal with ground staff, cabin threat looms

Virgin signs deal with ground staff, cabin threat looms

Virgin signs deal with ground staff, cabin threat looms

Virgin Australia has agreed to a new deal with ground workers, but still faces the prospect of industrial action with cabin crew poised to strike.

Union call for probe into 'appalling' port cyberattack

Union call for probe into 'appalling' port cyberattack

Union call for probe into 'appalling' port cyberattack

Union call for probe into 'appalling' port cyberattack

Pressure is mounting for an investigation into what a port operator knew about the risks of a cyberattack that affected thousands of container deliveries.

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Peak union slams mining profits as workers struggle

Peak union slams mining profits as workers struggle

Mining profits have jumped nearly 200 per cent in a decade while workers' wages have gone backwards, Australian Council of Trade Unions research shows.

Qantas guilty over treatment of virus-concerned worker

Qantas guilty over treatment of virus-concerned worker

A court has found Qantas guilty of breaching NSW workplace health and safety laws after it stood down a worker who raised concerns about COVID-19.

Better wages, protections: voters want workplace reform

Better wages, protections: voters want workplace reform

Newly released polling shows strong support for key elements of the government's workplace reforms despite mounting lobbying efforts from business bodies.

Hollywood actors reach deal with studios to end strike

Hollywood actors reach deal with studios to end strike

Hollywood's actors strike is set to end after their union reached a tentative agreement with studios, months after entertainment workers walked off the job.

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Crown strikes called off as workers accept new offer

Crown strikes called off as workers accept new offer

Crown strikes called off as workers accept new offer

Crown strikes called off as workers accept new offer

Thousands of Crown Melbourne workers have accepted a new company pay offer ahead of a proposed strike, with the stand-off going down to the wire.

Industry and unions demand deeper view of trade deals

Industry and unions demand deeper view of trade deals

Industry and unions demand deeper view of trade deals

Industry and unions demand deeper view of trade deals

New laws are needed to make sure workers and businesses can have their say on trade agreements Australia negotiates, unions and and industry say.

Crown casino workers set to strike before Melbourne Cup

Crown casino workers set to strike before Melbourne Cup

Crown casino workers set to strike before Melbourne Cup

Crown casino workers set to strike before Melbourne Cup

Work stoppages are planned by Crown casino workers ahead of the Melbourne Cup following months of negotiations for better pay and conditions.

Lobbying regime to be beefed up after corruption probe

Lobbying regime to be beefed up after corruption probe

Lobbying regime to be beefed up after corruption probe

Lobbying regime to be beefed up after corruption probe

The Victorian government has committed to updating lobbying rules and codes of conduct in response to a $1.2 million contract scandal.

Workplace bill won't force workers off casual contracts

Workplace bill won't force workers off casual contracts

Workplace bill won't force workers off casual contracts

Workplace bill won't force workers off casual contracts

Casual workers will not be forced off their contracts if the government's workplace reforms pass after hospitality bodies secured an amendment to the bill.

Mining giant says workplace reform threatens diversity

Mining giant says workplace reform threatens diversity

Mining giant says workplace reform threatens diversity

Mining giant says workplace reform threatens diversity

The federal government has been accused of putting workplace diversity at risk through its labour loophole laws, but unions beg to differ.

Import ban needed to deal with silicosis risk: unions

Import ban needed to deal with silicosis risk: unions

Import ban needed to deal with silicosis risk: unions

Import ban needed to deal with silicosis risk: unions

The construction union has urged the federal government not to shirk responsibility on engineered stone, calling for an import ban on the cancerous material.

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Threat to flights as Qantas pilots set to strike again

Pilots at a WA-based Qantas subsidiary are set to go on strike for the second time in two months following a breakdown in negotiations over pay and conditions.

Pay deal averts six-day strike by dairy workers

A deal between a major milk processor in Victoria and the union representing milk workers over pay and conditions has halted a planned strike.

Labor 'gooses' for failing to ban deadly silica stone

The Minns government has faced the largest protest in its existence after angry construction workers demanded engineered stone be banned.

Firefighters next frontline NSW workers to get pay rise

Nearly 7000 on-call and permanent firefighters in NSW will receive a 4.5 per cent pay rise after their union and the state government reached an agreement.

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Supermarkets deny milk shortages as strike continues

Coles and Woolworths have rejected reports of milk shortages as 1400 dairy processing workers continue their strike for better pay and conditions.

Chevron workers endorse agreements, strike averted

Chevron workers in West Australian gas plants have approved a series of draft enterprise agreements rather than go ahead with a planned strike.

Uni staff report 50 per cent spike in sexual harassment

Almost a third of university staff have reported experiencing sexual harassment at work, with the main perpetrators said to be colleagues and managers.

V/Line security guards claim they're being underpaid

Security guards contracted to work for V/Line allege they have been paid eight per cent below the award rate, which places them below minimum wage.

'Final step' to seal mega-union's divorce

The Federal Court has been asked to finalise a two-and-a-half year battle by mining workers who wish to split from the CFMMEU.

Federal police want pay rise as officers cop job strain

The federal police association is calling on the government for a 20 per cent pay increase to help recruit and retain new members.

Joyce to be summoned by Senate probe on Qantas lobbying

Former Qantas CEO Alan Joyce will be summoned to appear at a Senate inquiry examining the airline's role in a government decision to reject extra Qatar flights.

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