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Labor’s Officially Backed A Minimum Wage Pay Rise, So WTF Does That Mean What Happens Next?

Let's pop our economy hats on.

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Labor formally submits for minimum pay rise of at least 5.1 per cent to Fair Work Commission

Labor says the era of "deliberate" low wage policy has come to an end, as it submits its recommendation for a minimum wage rise of at least 5.1 per cent.

ABC News

Florida wildlife officials say some manatee food growing

Wildlife officials working to prevent Florida manatees from starving to death say they’re encouraged that some of the marine mammals’ favorite food is growing naturally in a key area

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Disney World's hidden alligators after 200 removed following tragic death of toddler

The death of a 2 year old toddler at the Seven Seas Lagoon at Disney World six years ago has led to the removal of more than 200 alligators, the majority of which are euthanised

Daily Mirror

Florida family finds 11ft alligator lurking in their swimming pool

Residents have been told to check their pools before swimming

The Independent UK

Family and domestic violence paid leave on the political agenda after Fair Work Commission decision

Millions of workers are set to get access to 10 days of paid family and domestic violence leave after an in-principle decision by the Fair Work Commission. But advocates say not everyone will benefit.

ABC News

Michael Pascoe: Everyone is wrong about a 5.1 per cent minimum wage rise

The government knows how miserable the real-world outcome is for people on low wages suffering excruciating effective marginal tax rates.

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Massive sperm whale found dead off the coast had huge tangle of plastic bags in stomach

Biologists conducted an autopsy on the beached whale, which revealed "a mass of intertwined line, net pieces and plastic bag type material in its stomach"

Daily Mirror

Australia's #MeToo puts miners and ministers in crosshairs of history

Australia's mighty #MeToo wave is piling pressure on mining and political leaders who are preparing to face a reckoning over sexual harassment scandals stretching from the arid Outback to Parliament House.

Reuters

Factcheck: is Albanese’s backing of a 5.1% minimum wage rise an ‘unprecedented’ intervention?

Government claims Labor leader is improperly interfering with independent process, but it wouldn’t be the first time a precise number was proposed

The Guardian - AU

ACTU urges Morrison to discipline wage panel member over ‘extraordinary’ public comments

Mark Wooden reportedly said Labor was playing ‘political games’ by saying it would lift wages

The Guardian - AU

This 10-foot, 300-pound alligator had been living on a Florida golf course for a year

This injured, 10-foot-8 alligator was removed from a pond by the 15th tee box late Monday morning.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Victorian government calls for paid family violence leave for all workers

Take up of entitlement small, but the benefits are ‘far outweighing’ costs to businesses, academic says

The Guardian - AU

Florida manatee feeding plan ends, starvation still an issue

The unprecedented, experimental program to feed starving manatees in Florida is ending but the greater issue is the polluted water that causes the marine mammals to run out of their natural seagrass forage

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Labor challenges Cash on FWC 'cronies'

Labor has accused the federal government of stacking a workplace tribunal with its "cronies", before it enters caretaker mode ahead of the federal election.

The Independent UK

Officials: Florida manatees eat 'every scrap' in food trial

One thing wildlife officials have learned during the winter experimental feeding program to help manatees avoid starvation is that if you feed them, they will come

USA Today Sports Media Group

Suspected poacher caught with 2,611 pompano over the limit

A commercial fisherman in Florida has been cited for unlawful use of a gill net in a restricted area and possessing 2,611 pompano over the allowable limit.

The Guardian - AU

NSW transport made plans for two-week rail shutdown as early as last week, documents show

A risk assessment tabled in the Fair Work Commission casts doubt on when transport minister David Elliott first knew of a shutdown

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Miami Herald

Avian influenza confirmed in several Florida wild bird species, state says

MIAMI — Federal scientists have confirmed cases of an infectious avain flu strain in several species of Florida birds, the state announced Tuesday.

Tribune News Service

Out for a Florida hike and see a wild animal? Here’s what you should do.

I was out wandering around Riverview’s Alafia Scrub Nature Preserve with my 3-year-old German Shepherd, Thor, in April. It was the middle of the afternoon, the sun was shining — but I was alone.

ABC News

What you need to know about the fight to raise aged care worker's pay in the Fair Work Commission

The federal government has announced cash payments to try to retain aged care workers, but at the moment the Fair Work Commission is considering a case for substantially increasing wages. This is where it's up to so far.

The Guardian - AU

Employers ‘rushing’ to terminate enterprise agreements, Australian unions say

ACTU president suggests companies seizing moment before election after Qantas attempts to unilaterally end agreements

The Independent UK

Florida man fights off bear in dramatic video

‘Dogs and my husband are ok. Husband has to start rabies shots today so he’s nervous,’ wife says

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