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Mock outrage and double standard claims in CFMEU tussle

A federal minister and his opposition counterpart have sparred over the disclosure of details on the government's decision to force a union into administration.

AAP · Nov 5, 2024

Labour hire workers in line for boost to wages

New laws requiring labour-hire workers to be paid the same as other employees have come into effect.

AAP · Oct 31, 2024

QLD election: David Crisafulli claims victory – as it happened

All the Queensland 2024 election news, as it unfolded

The Guardian - AU · Oct 26, 2024

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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.

The Conversation · Oct 17, 2024

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 · Oct 16, 2024

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

The Guardian - AU · Sep 20, 2024

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

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The Guardian - AU · Sep 18, 2024

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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 · Sep 18, 2024

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 · Sep 17, 2024

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

The Guardian - AU · Sep 16, 2024

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 · Sep 4, 2024

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 · Sep 4, 2024

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 · Aug 28, 2024

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 · Aug 26, 2024

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The Guardian - AU · Aug 26, 2024

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

The Guardian - AU · Aug 25, 2024

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

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The Guardian - AU · Aug 23, 2024

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’

AAP · Aug 21, 2024

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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The Canberra Times · Aug 20, 2024

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 · Aug 19, 2024

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.

The Guardian - AU · Aug 19, 2024

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

AAP · Aug 14, 2024

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 · Aug 13, 2024

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 · Aug 12, 2024

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 · Aug 11, 2024

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.

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