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Lucinda Garbutt-Young

New boss named to lead union movement after turbulence

Melissa Donnelly is secretary-elect of the Australian Council of Trade Unions. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)

The country's union movement has a new top boss, appointed to lead workers following a recent era tainted by allegations of corruption at its major construction and maritime branch.

Melissa Donnelly is secretary-elect of the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU), and will replace the woman who has been at the organisation's helm for more than a decade.

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