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Interim pay offer fails to salve nurses' strike threat

Interim pay offer fails to salve nurses' strike threat

Nurses and midwives plan to stage a 24-hour strike as they intensify their fight with the state government for a 15 per cent pay rise.

More super for mums, dads as parental leave laws pass

More super for mums, dads as parental leave laws pass

More super for mums, dads as parental leave laws pass

More super for mums, dads as parental leave laws pass

Laws that will boost super on paid parental leave have passed parliament, marking a 'win for parents, win for gender equality and a win for the economy'.

Thousands of tradies down tools, march in CFMEU support

Thousands of tradies down tools, march in CFMEU support

Thousands of tradies down tools, march in CFMEU support

Thousands of tradies down tools, march in CFMEU support

Thousands of construction workers have turned out in mass rallies to support the CFMEU as the government promises to crack down on bikie infiltration.

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Union leader warns of backward step for workers

Union leader warns of backward step for workers

ACTU president Michele O'Neil has hit out at coalition plans to review changes to workplace laws if the opposition wins next year's federal election.

Childcare workers to get 15 per cent boost to pay

Childcare workers to get 15 per cent boost to pay

Childcare workers will get a pay rise in a bid to retain and attract early childhood educators back to the sector under laws introduced to parliament.

MPs urge tougher standards for politicians acting badly

MPs urge tougher standards for politicians acting badly

Independent MPs have taken aim at a proposed watchdog for not going far enough in addressing misconduct at Parliament House

Self-serving CFMEU leaders ruined union: McManus

Self-serving CFMEU leaders ruined union: McManus

ACTU secretary Sally McManus has launched a scathing attack on former CFMEU leaders who she said refused to stand down despite allegations against them.

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Calls to address 'unspoken cost' of reproductive health

Calls to address 'unspoken cost' of reproductive health

Calls to address 'unspoken cost' of reproductive health

Calls to address 'unspoken cost' of reproductive health

Australian workers could be offered 12 more days off under a union push to expand access to reproductive leave.

Premier refers ex-union boss to police after site rants

Premier refers ex-union boss to police after site rants

Premier refers ex-union boss to police after site rants

Premier refers ex-union boss to police after site rants

Victoria's premier has referred John Setka to police after the former CFMEU boss gained access to a second government construction site.

CFMEU legal luck questioned as blue-collar anger boils

CFMEU legal luck questioned as blue-collar anger boils

CFMEU legal luck questioned as blue-collar anger boils

CFMEU legal luck questioned as blue-collar anger boils

More than 50,000 angry protesters rallied against the construction union being put into administration but its chance of winning a legal fight is questionable.

Truckies, food riders and couriers fight for rights

Truckies, food riders and couriers fight for rights

Truckies, food riders and couriers fight for rights

Truckies, food riders and couriers fight for rights

Truck drivers, food delivery riders and parcel couriers are seeking fairer work conditions, which could pave the way for global reforms.

Employers urged to dob in workers who stopped for CFMEU

Employers urged to dob in workers who stopped for CFMEU

Employers urged to dob in workers who stopped for CFMEU

Employers urged to dob in workers who stopped for CFMEU

Australia's employers are being urged to dob in any workers who downed tools and took unprotected industrial action for the powerful construction union.

Construction workers plan protests over takeover move

Construction workers plan protests over takeover move

Construction workers plan protests over takeover move

Construction workers plan protests over takeover move

Unions are set to hold protests as a legal battle looms over the government placing the CFMEU's construction arm and associated branches into administration.

CFMEU is down but the court battle may be just starting

CFMEU is down but the court battle may be just starting

CFMEU is down but the court battle may be just starting

CFMEU is down but the court battle may be just starting

A possible court challenge could threaten the government's attempt to tackle the CFMEU's alleged corrupt behaviour and criminal links.

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Australia, Qatar talk Gaza ceasefire during PM's visit

Australia and Qatar have discussed de-escalating the conflict in the Middle East as the opposition pushes to stop Gazan asylum seekers arriving onshore.

CFMEU-linked super execs probed as administration looms

The finance industry watchdog has demanded an investigation into CFMEU-appointed directors to super funds after allegations of criminal behaviour in the union.

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.

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.

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Museum faces fine after child burnt by plasma globe

A science museum has been charged over an incident in which a child was allegedly burned when touching a plasma globe after using hand sanitiser.

Record fine for sushi chain's 'audacious' worker rorts

A popular sushi chain has been fined over $15.3 million for deliberately underpaying migrant workers in a record result for the Fair Work Ombudsman.

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.

AFL team's crappy flight home after toilet trouble

The AFL has complained to a charter company after one of its teams was left without water after take-off, leaving crews to scoop toilet waste into bins.

CFMEU fined $168k over 'thuggish' bullying on worksite

The embattled union representing construction workers has had fines totalling $168,000 imposed by a court over "thuggish" bullying against safety inspectors.

Workers trudge into offices but mandates may not help

Australian workers are having office attendance increasingly mandated, but bosses demanding employees attend may have better luck offering flexibility.

Massage parlour operators accused of exploiting workers

The operators of a massage parlour, including a Chinese national, have faced a Perth court following allegations they exploited foreign workers.

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