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Grattan on Friday: whatever his policy, Peter Dutton will be a big target on workplace relations

Peter Dutton has been receiving a good many political breaks recently – Anthony Albanese’s new house is the latest icing on the cake. Although the Coalition is not expected to win next year’s election, presently it looks placed to do well.

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Bulk of CFMEU probe evidence relates to coercion

Dozens of incidents within the embattled CFMEU are being investigated after it was placed into administration following criminal allegations.

AAP

Housing stoush ramps up as Labor accuses Greens MPs of opposing Brisbane projects

Bill Shorten accuses Greens of ‘unholy alliance’ with Coalition to delay government’s Help to Buy scheme

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NSW government announces free weekend train travel in bid to avoid industrial action – as it happened

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Victorian building unions threaten strike action over ‘sustained attack’ on pay deals

Fair Work Commission has delayed new proposed agreements to check employers have not been coerced into them

The Guardian - AU

More workplace changes off the table before poll

Workplace Minister Murray Watt says the priority for the remainder of this term is bedding down legislation and not making further changes.

AAP

CFMEU in ‘cycle of lawlessness’ after bikie and organised crime infiltration, probe finds

‘Violence was an accepted part of the culture, and threats of violence were a substitute for reasoned negotiations’, says interim report

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Kevin O'Leary says 'right to disconnect' laws are ‘stupid’—he’d just fire workers who go ‘silent mode’ on him

“If you can’t be reached when the job depends on it, you’re out," the Shark Tank star warns.

Fortune

Iran summons Australian ambassador over ‘offensive’ LGBTQ+ social media post

Murray Watt ‘concerned’ at reaction from Iranian government to an Instagram photo of embassy staff in Tehran celebrating Wear it Purple day

The Guardian - AU

Greens MP criticised for addressing CFMEU rally featuring Albanese Nazi signs

Max Chandler-Mather says he does not agree with ‘offensive signs’ but says Labor had supported the biggest ‘anti-union attack in decades’

The Guardian - AU

Australians now have the right to ignore work calls and emails during free time

‘What this is really about is trying to bring back a bit more work-life balance into people’s lives,’ says workplace relations minister Murray Watt

The Independent UK

Albanese government rejects Setka’s claim Labor double-crossed him over CFMEU administration as ‘ridiculous’

Construction Forestry Maritime Employees Union members to protest administration in capital city rallies on Tuesday

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Australia urged to show ‘true climate leadership’ as Pacific Islands Forum begins – as it happened

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Government gives itself power to pay any non-citizen to leave Australia

Exclusive: Greens decry expansion of scheme to ‘all non-citizens’ – including those whose asylum claims were rejected after arriving by air – as a ‘bribe’

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Deepfake porn laws to target sharing of sexual images

Federal parliament is cracking down on the sharing of fake or digitally altered pornographic images without consent.

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CFMEU ACT seeks legal advice on new laws to force it into administration

'It wouldn't surprise me in the least if we see the [union] running off to court,' senator says.

AAP

Crack down on construction union clears final hurdle

The CFMEU has signalled it could challenge new laws forcing it into administration for at least three years, as parliament agreed to pass the reforms.

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Coalition secures amendments, will vote for Labor bill to appoint administrators to CFMEU

Government agrees to opposition demands including minimum administration period of three years for construction union, Michaelia Cash says

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AAP

Scaffold crumbles on construction union crackdown law

Hopes new laws would put the construction union into administration quickly following allegations of organised crime links have been dashed as talks stall.

AAP

CFMEU-linked super execs probed as administration looms

The finance industry watchdog has demanded an investigation into CFMEU-appointed directors to super funds after allegations of criminal behaviour in the union.

The Conversation

Labor’s plan to fast track appointment of administrator to CFMEU could be delayed by Greens and Coalition

The federal government has bypassed the courts and introduced legislation to fast track the appointment of an administrator to overhaul the Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union.

AAP

CFMEU crackdown laws lodged as calls mount to go harder

CFMEU officials who attempt to disrupt the work of external administrators have been threatened with heavy penalties, but not everybody is happy with the laws.

The Guardian - AU

Funds for Palestinian groups in Australia affected by Gaza war given to media outlets instead

The diverted money was from $25m allocated for Palestinian, Muslim and other communities affected by Israel-Gaza war

The Conversation

Albanese government will introduce legislation next week to force an administrator into the CFMEU

The Albanese government next week will introduce legislation to force the appointment of an administrator into the recalcitrant CFMEU, after the union tried a delaying tactic to drag out court action.

AAP

Laws to demolish resistance by CFMEU bosses to takeover

The scaffolding will be pulled from under the CFMEU as the union's construction division fights administration with legislation about to be introduced.

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