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Pay secrecy clauses are now banned in Australia; here's how that could benefit you

Do you work for an organisation that treats pay information like a state secret? Do you know what your coworkers get paid? Can you tell others what you earn?

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Labor eyes new round of workplace reform

Closing loopholes that undermine job security and wage growth will be on the agenda when Labor rips into its second round of workplace reforms next year.

AAP

Labor’s industrial relations bill passes despite late Coalition filibuster

Labor’s workplace reforms – the biggest for decades – go through despite attempts by Michaelia Cash to thwart its passage

The Guardian - AU

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What the compromise IR deal means for wage negotiations, and pay rises

The Albanese government’s Secure Jobs, Better Pay Bill is all set to become law, after Workplace Relations Minister Tony Burke revealed amendments to secure the support of the Greens and ACT independent David Pocock in the Senate.

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Scott Morrison falsely claimed he lacked powers to help Biloela family

Former PM said decision on Murugappan family was in immigration minister’s hands, despite being sworn in to administer home affairs at the time

The Guardian - AU

View from The Hill: Scott Morrison makes parliamentary history – for the worst of reasons

Among the slew of mostly predictable speeches that culminated in the first-ever House of Representatives censure of a former prime minister, one stood out.

The Conversation

Scott Morrison becomes first former Australian prime minister to be censured by parliament

Former PM claims he would have answered truthfully if asked about any of the secret ministries he held and repeated past defence of arrangements

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Scott Morrison censured over secret ministries, as former prime minister decries reprimand as 'political intimidation'

The House of Representatives votes to censure former prime minister Scott Morrison for secretly giving himself powers over several ministries during the height of the pandemic, after Mr Morrison rails against "retribution".

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Controversial IR laws set to pass parliament, with tweaks for small business and 'game-changing' reviews for JobSeeker

The federal government's centrepiece industrial relations legislation appears set to pass parliament this week, with support secured from key crossbench senator David Pocock.

ABC News

David Pocock to give crucial support to IR bill after deal on jobseeker and welfare

Agreement struck with key independent boosts safeguards for small and medium businesses

The Guardian - AU

Labor seals Senate deal for workplace laws

The Albanese government says stagnant wages will rise after it reached a deal with crossbench senator David Pocock to pass its signature workplace laws.

AAP

Amazon's resuscitation of Neighbours: can Aussie TV become good friends with streaming?

Many were shocked by the announcement last Friday that Australian soap opera Neighbours would return to screens in 2023, courtesy of a new deal between production house Fremantle Australia and multinational digital streamer Amazon. Significantly, this announcement overturns many expectations about television in the age of streaming.

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ParentsNext welfare program an ‘absolute scandal’, women’s advocates tell inquiry

One woman’s payments were suspended for not attending a compulsory activity while her son was in hospital, peak body says

The Guardian - AU

What is the sticking point in Labor’s industrial relations bill and how would it work?

Independent senator David Pocock has told Labor to pull the ‘single-interest stream’ element out of its workplace bill to get the rest through

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Labor fast-tracks territory rights vote to increase chance of passing workplace laws this year

Crossbench senator David Pocock says the two extra sitting days approved by the Senate to pass legislation is ‘a start’ but more time is needed

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Coalition on attack over 'bargaining tax'

The coalition is ramping up its campaign against Labor's workplace relations reforms, saying small businesses will be forced to pay nearly $15,000 to bargain.

The New Daily

Alan Kohler: The right to strike, and recessions we have to have

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

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NSW Premier agrees to five days free rail travel next week to stave off industrial action

Another week of industrial action on Sydney trains has been avoided, with the premier agreeing to support a demand by the state's rail union.

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The Guardian - AU

Federal industrial relations minister Tony Burke blasts NSW government over train dispute

State ministers accused of ‘political games’ after asking Canberra to intervene to stop industrial action

Newcastle Herald

Tug of woe: strike off but lockout still looming as Svitzer stands ground

Svitzer lockout holds national economy to ransom says ACTU

ABC News

Minister accuses tugboat company of 'economic vandalism' over planned lockout of workers

Svitzer Australia plans to indefinitely lock out workers from 17 ports across Australia on Friday following three years of stalled negotiations with the unions.

The Guardian - AU

‘Economic vandalism’: Labor accuses tugboat operator of ‘blackmail’ over planned lockout of workers

Minister Tony Burke welcomed Fair Work Commission’s decision to take Svitzer case on given the ‘extraordinary impact on the economy’

AAP

IR reforms to protect wages, says Burke

The architect of the federal government's industrial relations bill has defended the proposed laws during a speech to the National Press Club.

The Guardian - AU

Tony Burke asks tugboat operator to delay lockout amid threat to Christmas supply chains

Workplace relations minister says he is devastated at breakdown in three years of pay negotiations, but Labor’s industrial relations bill offers a solution

The New Daily

‘Indefinite’ ports lockout threaten Christmas post

A lockout of tugboat crews is threatening major disruptions at ports across the country, potentially causing supply chain chaos in the lead-up to

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