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CFMEU crackdown faces delay as negotiations drag

CFMEU crackdown faces delay as negotiations drag

The coalition wants to strengthen Labor laws to take over the CFMEU but the push for an inquiry is being criticised with concerns witnesses won't come forward.

CFMEU crackdown laws lodged as calls mount to go harder

CFMEU crackdown laws lodged as calls mount to go harder

CFMEU crackdown laws lodged as calls mount to go harder

CFMEU crackdown laws lodged as calls mount to go harder

CFMEU officials who attempt to disrupt the work of external administrators have been threatened with heavy penalties, but not everybody is happy with the laws.

AFP to fight officers' strike action as parliament sits

AFP to fight officers' strike action as parliament sits

AFP to fight officers' strike action as parliament sits

AFP to fight officers' strike action as parliament sits

Any move by officers to walk off the job after a breakdown in pay negotiations will be opposed by the Australian Federal Police.

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Security boosted at Parliament House after protests

Security boosted at Parliament House after protests

Protesters who climbed onto the roof at Parliament House have triggered upgrades to security measures, with longer-term options being considered.

Cost of living, union corruption in focus as MPs return

Cost of living, union corruption in focus as MPs return

Labor wants to shift the focus to cost-of-living relief and social action as the coalition heaps pressure on its handling of inflation and national security.

Laws to demolish resistance by CFMEU bosses to takeover

Laws to demolish resistance by CFMEU bosses to takeover

The scaffolding will be pulled from under the CFMEU as the union's construction division fights administration with legislation about to be introduced.

CFMEU faces court over move to appoint administrator

CFMEU faces court over move to appoint administrator

A high-stakes court clash between the CFMEU and industrial umpire is expected to hear widespread allegations against construction union officials.

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CFMEU labels reform efforts 'politically moronic'

CFMEU labels reform efforts 'politically moronic'

CFMEU labels reform efforts 'politically moronic'

CFMEU labels reform efforts 'politically moronic'

The reins of NSW's powerful construction union will be handed over to a Victorian barrister as an union official attacks Labor for collaborating with enemies.

CFMEU seeks legal advice over administrator orders

CFMEU seeks legal advice over administrator orders

CFMEU seeks legal advice over administrator orders

CFMEU seeks legal advice over administrator orders

The CFMEU says it is "under attack" and will fight an attempt by the watchdog to give an independent administrator powers to overhaul its construction division.

Journalists at Nine end pay dispute with management

Journalists at Nine end pay dispute with management

Journalists at Nine end pay dispute with management

Journalists at Nine end pay dispute with management

Editorial staff from the Sydney Morning Herald, the Age and other Nine mastheads have struck a deal with management over improved pay and conditions.

CFMEU-busting law being prepared, new minister says

CFMEU-busting law being prepared, new minister says

CFMEU-busting law being prepared, new minister says

CFMEU-busting law being prepared, new minister says

Workplace Relations Minister Murray Watt has tasked his department to have new laws ready to go if the tarnished CFMEU push to fight its administration.

Start-date tunnel vision as under-city metro delayed

Start-date tunnel vision as under-city metro delayed

Start-date tunnel vision as under-city metro delayed

Start-date tunnel vision as under-city metro delayed

Passengers on driverless trains will not cross under Sydney Harbour within days as planned and the state government can't say when it will start.

Reproductive leave push to end 'culture of silence'

Reproductive leave push to end 'culture of silence'

Reproductive leave push to end 'culture of silence'

Reproductive leave push to end 'culture of silence'

Paid leave entitlements for menopause and fertility issues would boost female workforce participation and prevent early retirements, unions say.

WA Labor maintains links with CFMEU, bolsters laws

WA Labor maintains links with CFMEU, bolsters laws

WA Labor maintains links with CFMEU, bolsters laws

WA Labor maintains links with CFMEU, bolsters laws

Proposed WA laws will require union officials to be vetted before they enter work sites but WA Labor won't cut ties with the beleaguered CFMEU.

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Newspaper reporters strike over pay as Olympics loom

Reporters covering the Paris Olympics for the Nine newspapers will join colleagues across Australia in going on strike over pay and conditions.

Teachers walk from TAFE classes as pay talks flounder

State TAFE teachers who say they are "lowest funded in Australia" are threatening further industrial action amid stalled negotiations over a wage dispute.

Don't rush CFMEU administrator process, minister urges

Due processes need to be followed in appointing an administrator to the CFMEU following allegations of criminal elements in the union, a senior minister says.

Pay fight for disability staff reaches workplace umpire

Disability staff are being underpaid by as much as $9 an hour because they are wrongly classified as carers, unions argue in a case before the workplace umpire.

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Fire equipment 'failure' during giant factory blaze

Victorian firefighters say they had to use broken and outdated equipment to battle flames in the state's biggest industrial blaze on record.

CFMEU construction work under review as charities baulk

Two charities are reviewing their ties to the CFMEU, which is facing allegations of criminal links as the government seeks reassurances about large projects.

Commuter chaos on Sydney's light rail as workers strike

All inner-Sydney trams will stop during peak periods from Monday to Friday as workers escalate industrial action for better pay and conditions.

'Rotten culture': concerns takeover won't fix union

Business groups are calling for an independent regulator to address allegations of criminal conduct plaguing the construction industry and the powerful CFMEU.

Ex-minister defends Labor on CFMEU as union heads roll

Labor heavyweight Craig Emerson has distanced the party from allegations of criminality within the CFMEU, suggesting it won't cause significant voter backlash.

PM tears down talk of rebuilding construction watchdog

Coalition plans to bring back a construction sector regulator if elected would not address issues in the embattled CFMEU, the prime minister says.

CFMEU worksite 'reign of terror' must end: contractors

Allegations of CFMEU bullying and standover tactics have been raised for years but fell on deaf ears, says a group representing Queensland building contractors.

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