Helen Haines' condition has improved, hospital says Federal MP Helen Haines' condition has improved, a hospital says, after she was critically injured when a car struck her outside her electoral office. AAP · Oct 23
Guardian Essential poll: One Nation’s popularity slips as Albanese records lowest approval as prime minister Coalition regains ground as support for Labor and Pauline Hanson’s party falls amid ‘messy immigration debate’ The Guardian - AU · Sep 1
Morning Mail: Fake site exposes alleged spy scheme; Sally McManus’s farewell; Sam Neill honoured at Logies FBI investigates alleged Chinese espionage; ACTU secretary set to step down; Sam Neill wins posthumous best actor award The Guardian - AU · Aug 16
The PM called Sally McManus a giant of the labour movement. Now she just wants to go birding After securing wage rises for low-paid workers, weathering death threats and working with three PMs – the ACTU secretary is ready for a break The Guardian - AU · Aug 16
New boss named to lead union movement after turbulence Australia's new top trades union leader has been announced, following a surprise resignation several weeks ago. AAP · Aug 11
New head of Australian trade union movement named after Sally McManus steps down Melissa Donnelly, the national secretary of the Community and Public Sector Union, will replace the outgoing ACTU head The Guardian - AU · Aug 10
Politics with Michelle Grattan: Sally McManus on how AI could force future cuts to HECS debts and work hours The country’s top two union leaders, Australian Council of Trade Union (ACTU) secretary Sally McManus and president Michelle O'Neil, announced last week they’re stepping down from their roles by the end of the year. The Conversation · Aug 5
After a decade leading the ACTU, what is the legacy of Sally McManus and Michele O'Neil? Australia’s union movement, representing around 1.6 million workers, will have two new leaders by the end of this year, in a surprise move only revealed to key union figures on Monday. The Conversation · Jul 28
PM praises Sally McManus and Michele O’Neil as ‘giants’ as they resign from ACTU Secretary and president of Australian Council of Trade Unions announced surprise departures on Monday evening The Guardian - AU · Jul 27
ACTU bosses step down for post-CFMEU renaissance ACTU leaders have stepped down from their roles, saying a new generation is needed to bring the union movement through a turbulent era. AAP · Jul 27
New Victorian premier Ben Carroll says ‘I will do things differently’ – as it happened This blog is now closed The Guardian - AU · Jul 27
‘Servants To The Tech Lords’: What Albanese’s AI Plan Really Means For Workers Anthony Albanese’s “world‑leading” AI plan promises tougher rules and big investment. Unions and creatives say they’re encouraged. Pedestrian.tv · Jul 17
Labor and the Coalition must force Pauline Hanson to ‘please explain’ her policies if they are to win back voters Her strongest supporters don’t care that her positions often don’t make sense, but first-time One Nation voters could swing back if the party faced more scrutiny The Guardian - AU · Jun 12
Labor MPs have been handed new talking points – revealing a growing concern about One Nation Labor and its trade union allies have shifted the focus of their rhetorical attacks, targeting Pauline Hanson as if she is the real opposition leader The Guardian - AU · Jun 11
AAP · Mar 24 Unions urge five per cent pay rise as inflation bites Employer groups warn a pay rise above inflation for minimum wage earners would only tip more fuel onto the fire as rising petrol prices worry the Reserve Bank.
AAP · Mar 4 Unions demand an extra week of annual leave for workers An extra week of annual leave would add two per cent to employment costs but reduce employee turnover and time lost to injury and stress, unions say.
AAP · Feb 21 Be bold in May budget, roundtable guests urge Chalmers It's too early to tell whether Jim Chalmers' productivity roundtable will result in meaningful change for Australia's economy. The May budget could be crucial.
The Guardian - AU · Feb 19 Is Tim Wilson an ‘inflation nutter’? Why the new shadow treasurer’s RBA comments are making waves Liberal MP claims the Reserve Bank has been soft on inflation. Labor says questioning the RBA’s dual mandate amounts to a ‘plan for higher unemployment’
AAP · Feb 4 Unions set sights on pay rises, threaten strike action Workers are more ready to strike than ever before, unions say, as they push for above-inflation pay rises to help members with high housing costs.
The Conversation · Nov 28, 2025 Drug use is changing in England – with more adults showing signs of dependence Drug use appears to be changing in England – both in the types of drugs people take and their potency, according to our latest survey of adult mental health and wellbeing.
The Guardian - AU · Aug 21, 2025 ACTU claims of agreement with tech firms over training AI dismissed by creative peak bodies CEO of Australian Recording Industry Association says tech companies should simply comply with existing copyright law
The Guardian - AU · Aug 21, 2025 Afternoon Update: Netanyahu doubles down on Albanese feud; wild weather in NSW; and is it ever OK to feed wildlife? The Israeli PM ignored pleas from Australian Jewish groups to calm his feud with Anthony Albanese
AAP · Aug 21, 2025 Arts sector poised to benefit from AI content deal Australian creatives would be paid for content used to train artificial intelligence under a model being hashed out by unions and business groups.
The Conversation · Aug 20, 2025 View from The Hill: Everyone wants a slice of the productivity action It’s too early to make a judgement about how productive the government’s economic reform (also known as productivity) roundtable will be, but the fact it’s behind closed doors is making it a rather amorphous affair to follow.
The Guardian - AU · Aug 20, 2025 AI doom, nature laws and solving the housing problem: five takeaways from day two of economic reform roundtable Jim Chalmers says ‘a useful consensus’ is emerging in several key reform areas