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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Chris York

Morning mail: unions and business find common ground, house prices plummet, Nationals overlook women

Business Council of Australia Chief Executive Jennifer Westacott and Australian Council of Trade Unions ACTU President Michele O'Neill
Business Council of Australia Chief Executive Jennifer Westacott and Australian Council of Trade Unions ACTU President Michele O'Neill have found consensus on big issues. Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AAP

Good morning. House prices are plummeting across the country, the latest data shows. Business and unions will take a policy to boost paid parental leave to today’s jobs summit. And Donald Trump reportedly bragged he had obtained details of the French president’s sex life from intelligence sources.

Business and unions will take some shared policies to today’s jobs summit including the extension of paid parental leave, the reform of migration skills lists and support for the transition to clean energy. A statement released last night from the Business Council of Australia and Australian Council of Trade Unions also noted a desire to see living standards rise and enterprise bargaining laws made simpler and fairer.

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