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Unions hail pay boost for millions of low-paid workers

Workers on minimum award rates will be given one of the highest above-inflation pay increases in history to help redress falling living standards.

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Dutton accuses PM of peddling 'dirt' on share purchases

Attempts to use Peter Dutton's decades-old financial records against him reflect poorly on the federal government, the opposition leader says.

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Slight relief for borrowers after RBA slashes rates

The Reserve Bank's decision to cut interest rates by 25 basis points offers mortgage holders slight respite, but many are hoping for more substantial changes.

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Paper mill worker lockout ends after pay deal clinched

A pay deal stand-off at a paper and packaging mill has ended, with hundreds of workers returning to work after reaching an in-principle agreement.

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Rates stay on hold and hope for February cut revived

Long-awaited mortgage relief looks closer as the central bank takes another interest rate hike off the table and lays the groundwork for future cuts.

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‘Treating workers like robots’: Woolworths blamed for empty supermarket shelves as warehouse strikes continue

Stores in New South Wales, Victoria and the ACT affected as industrial action by up to 1,500 employees stretches into second week

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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.

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Australia’s annual inflation sinks to 2.8%, the lowest rate in more than three years, increasing chance of rate relief

Electricity prices fell by 17.3% in the latest quarter, while automotive fuel also fell 6.7%, increasing the chance of near-term interest rate reductions

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Unions take aim at miners' attempts to kill off same job same pay rights

Australian Unions take aim at powerful mining interests.

Newcastle Herald

PM spruiks mining pay rise as wage battle emerges

Unions have warned peak bodies in the mining sector are advocating for industrial relations reform to be stripped back in a future coalition government.

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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Sally McManus on what unions want from Labor and Innes Willox on business wish list for Dutton

Industrial relations will be hotly contested at next year’s election.

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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.

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Dfat says it has told Israel ‘unacceptable’ targeting of UN personnel in Lebanon must cease – as it happened

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Worker rights fight as small business calls for growth

One million employees could lose workplace protections if a contentious legal definition for small business is changed, Labor says while ruling out the push.

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Self-serving CFMEU leaders ruined union: McManus

ACTU secretary Sally McManus has launched a scathing attack on former CFMEU leaders who she said refused to stand down despite allegations against them.

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CFMEU administrator moves for ‘clean sweep’ of union super fund directors at Cbus

Exclusive: former national construction union secretary digs in, while ETU suspends Labor and ACTU contributions in protest of ‘trial by parliament’

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Six ways companies fuel violence

The Mexican government is suing US-based gun makers. The government is accusing the companies of facilitating violence in Mexico, not so much because their products are designed to injure and kill, but because of their reckless distribution and marketing practices.

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Labor suspends affiliation with construction arm of CFMEU

Anthony Albanese says the government had acted fast in taking ‘strongest possible action’ against alleged corruption

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CFMEU suffers labor pains as ALP turns on the blowtorch

National and state Labor parties will no longer accept donations from the CFMEU's construction arm as it breaks links with the troubled union.

The Conversation

View from The Hill: If it’s serious about CFMEU, Labor should decline its money

Listening to the politicians and union leaders, one could be forgiven for thinking Nine’s Nick McKenzie and his journalist colleagues were the only ones aware of the nefarious activities in the CFMEU.

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Biden condemns political violence; CFMEU in hot water over alleged criminal links; and King Charles to visit Australia in October

US president warns against ‘extremism and fury’ after the assassination attempt on Donald Trump

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Union’s response to allegations ‘falls short’, minister says – as it happened

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ACTU calls for nine per cent gender-based pay rise

Australia's largest union is calling for an interim pay boost of at least nine per cent for workers in key feminised industries.

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Employers, unions at odds on wage call and inflation

Unions and employer groups have clashed on the annual review of minimum and award wages and its likely influence on still-above target inflation.

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Reserve Bank tipped to hold interest rate but economists split on when cuts will start

Pundits and investors expect the RBA to leave its cash rate unchanged at 4.35% when the board meets on Tuesday

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