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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Tom McIlroy Political editor

The PM called Sally McManus a giant of the labour movement. Now she just wants to go birding

Sally McManus at a rally of childcare workers demanding better pay and conditions in Sydney in 2022
Sally McManus at a rally of childcare workers demanding better pay and conditions in Sydney in 2022. Photograph: Dan Himbrechts/AAP

Sally McManus started her job as the country’s most powerful trade union leader amid howls of criticism.

Shouted down for suggesting union members were right to break “unjust” industrial laws in a live TV interview, McManus quickly adjusted to the high-decibel work of being secretary of the Australian Council of Trade Unions.

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