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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 · May 11, 2022

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 · May 6, 2022

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 · Apr 20, 2022

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.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Mar 14, 2022

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

The Guardian - AU · Feb 24, 2022

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.

Miami Herald · Feb 22, 2022

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.

Tribune News Service · Feb 9, 2022

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.

ABC News · Feb 1, 2022

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 Guardian - AU · Jan 21, 2022

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

The Independent UK · Jan 21, 2022