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Police looking for man who allegedly broke $25,000 door of government building during CFMEU rally in Brisbane

Police allege three people forced open the glass door of the Commonwealth Parliament Offices at Waterford Place, on Eagle Street, at approximately 11:30am on Wednesday, April 5.

ABC News

CFMEU gives Queensland hurry up over developer review

A review into Queensland property developers should be expedited to tackle the "twin crises" of unaffordable housing and building insolvencies, a union says.

AAP

Glass smashed as thousands rally in union protests

Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union members have marched through the nation's major cities calling for change.

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Thousands of CFMEU union members march through Brisbane CBD, protesting 'sham contracting'

The glass door of the Commonwealth Parliament Offices in Brisbane is smashed in a CFMEU protest as thousands march through the CBD.

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CFMEU figure John Setka's wife Emma Walters charged with making threats to kill

Emma Walters confirms she has been charged with making threats to kill and will face court next week. She denies the charge.

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Deal on social and affordable housing fund stalls

A rally attended by the CFMEU, Greens, and independent senators called for more ambitious commitments to social and affordable housing.

The Canberra Times

Major defeat for $10 billion housing fund in Senate

The government had its first major legislative defeat since taking power as the Senate crossbench dashed its hopes of passing the affordable housing fund.

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Labor’s $10bn social housing bill in limbo as negotiations with Greens deadlocked

Greens drew support at a rally outside Parliament House, also attended by independent senator David Pocock

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Residents, basketball community and union weigh in over McIvor Reserve development in Melbourne's west

Residents in Melbourne's inner west are clashing over a $60 million redevelopment that would see a basketball stadium built over part of a local dog park.

ABC News

Safe Work Australia asked to look at regulations needed to ban engineered stone over silicosis risk

Federal Workplace Relations Minister Tony Burke says he and other ministers have asked Safe Work Australia to look into what would be needed to put in place a ban on the material.

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Extreme heat will put more pressure on workers

Climate change is forcing workplaces to find new ways to handle the heat. But the solutions need to be managed carefully, say experts.

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Businesswoman Sally Zou donated $445,000 to SA Liberal Party, electoral disclosures reveal

Sally Zou has gained prominence in recent years over a series of significant donations to the SA Liberals, and electoral commission documents show she has made another major payment.

ABC News

Low-paid ACT government workers lock in 34% pay rise

The lowest-paid general service officers in the ACT will receive a 10 per cent pay rise each year for three years.

The Canberra Times

Paper-thin supply sparks school books fear

Paper companies are scrambling to source foreign white paper after a lack of domestic timber supply dented production at Australia's only white paper mill.

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Ex-Labor minister again found corrupt

Former NSW minister Ian Macdonald has again been found guilty of corruptly awarding a preliminary mining licence, but ex-CFMEU boss John Maitland is acquitted.

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Risky, silicosis-causing stone product must be banned, construction union tells government

Australia's construction union says high-silica manufactured stone mostly used for kitchen benchtops is so risky for the tradespeople who handle it that it must be banned.

The Guardian - AU

Leaked video shows Glenn Druery bragging of working with CFMEU to help Labor hobble Greens

Opposition refers ALP to Ibac over video of so-called ‘preference whisperer’ skiting about 2018 Victoria election deal

The Canberra Times

'My home smelled like a mice den': Public housing tenant's two-year nightmare

Another tenant was left without a bathroom for more than a month.

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The Canberra Times

'Acknowledgement doesn't put food on the table': ACT govt lowest-paid workers threaten to walk off job

The base rate for workers is $50,925.

The Canberra Times

'Everyone's struggling': Lowest paid staff in ACT govt call for pay rise

Workers are struggling to make ends meet as the cost of living soars.

The Canberra Times

'Held to account': Building industry wants licensing for ACT tradies

The union boss says many Canberrans are surprised to find carpenters, bricklayer, tilers and other trades don't require a licence in the ACT.

Newcastle Herald

Union attacks building watchdog over abandoned prosecution

The main construction union has resumed its attack on the integrity of the federal building watchdog after the agency published details of a court case against picketers at a Newcastle work site.

Newcastle Herald

Ian Macdonald and John Maitland had 'no relationship, no debt', court told

The former Labor politician denies spinning a story to financially benefit the ex-union boss who says there was no deal for him to financially benefit from a lucrative coal exploration mining licence.

AAP

Ex-union boss tells judge no debt existed

Former ALP politician Ian Macdonald denies in the NSW Supreme Court that he did anything wrong by awarding a coal exploration licence to an ex-union boss.

ABC News

Queensland opposition calls on Labor to hand CFMEU donations to anti-bullying charity after protesters entered government building

CFMEU members "forcibly" entered the Transport and Main Roads building on Brisbane's Mary Street and staged a protest ahead of an industry meeting on Tuesday morning, according to a TMR spokesperson.

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