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Labor eyes new round of workplace reform

Closing loopholes that undermine job security and wage growth will be on the agenda when Labor rips into its second round of workplace reforms next year.

AAP · Dec 2, 2022

Victoria’s election result dispelled the myth of Daniel Andrews’ supposed unpopularity

Media and the Liberal party were enthralled by the ‘toxic Dan’ narrative in the face of evidence to the contrary

The Guardian - AU · Dec 2, 2022

Victorian election results declared in Hastings and Mornington as new Labor ministers revealed

Just three seats remain in doubt in Victoria as the Labor Party reveals its new ministers in the wake of the weekend's election victory.

ABC News · Dec 2, 2022

NSW government takes down ad offering empty hospital wards to TV and movie companies

The NSW health minister is forced to intervene after empty wards at a Sydney hospital were offered for hire to TV and movie companies as filming locations.

ABC News · Dec 1, 2022

A handshake with Gough Whitlam and a divide between my parents that time couldn’t heal

The election win 50 years ago delighted by father and angered my mother. Their politics were never reconciled yet they stayed together until my father’s death

The Guardian - AU · Dec 1, 2022

Labor gets its workplace changes through in the nick of time after late-night Senate sitting

Labor's centrepiece industrial relations laws pass the parliament after many hours of late-night debate. Here's a quick breakdown of what the changes mean for you.

ABC News · Dec 1, 2022

Crossbench briefed on Indigenous voice

The Labor government has briefed crossbench MPs on the proposed Indigenous voice to parliament, saying amending the constitution is a matter of principle.

AAP · Dec 1, 2022

Morning Mail: Labor’s workplace reforms pass through parliament; tragedies of the youth vaping crisis

In today’s newsletter: the parliamentary year ends with a late Senate vote on IR and euthanasia rights for the territories; plus, the shocking scale of Australia’s vaping crisis

The Guardian - AU · Dec 1, 2022

Airport strike planned for next Friday called off – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Dec 1, 2022

Fifty years ago, the new Whitlam government removed the luxury sales tax on the pill. It changed Australian women's lives

Amid the scale and sweep of the list of decisions made by the Whitlam government in their first week in office, most people remember the big changes: freeing all draft resisters from prison, or official recognition of Communist China.

The Conversation · Dec 1, 2022