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The federal government has backed a wage rise for the nation's lowest paid workers in line with inflation, arguing they should not see their real wages go backwards.

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A government-ordered review of the Reserve Bank — the first in more than a generation — is expected to ask searching questions of our key financial institution. The leadership of the central bank, the composition of its board, missed targets and broken promises are all elements under examination.

Qantas the latest company to announce record profits, causing anger among some travellers and a Labor senator

Campaigners for women’s rights say findings about intimate partner violence are ‘shocking and appalling’

Australian union leader says the absence of labour market expertise on the RBA board had caused ‘missteps’

Ostensibly Labor's workplace laws are about "getting wages moving", but what it really comes down to is the right for workers to strike.

The High Court has granted Qantas leave to appeal a decision that found the outsourcing of more than 1600 baggage handlers and other employees was unlawful.

Svitzer lockout holds national economy to ransom says ACTU