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The Canberra Times

ACT plans hefty restrictions or possible ban on ‘insidious’ sports gambling ads

Attorney general Shane Rattenbury says territory may take action unilaterally if federal government does not act

The Guardian - AU

Michelle Grattan: Could Josh Frydenberg still have a path to the Liberal leadership?

Frydenberg hasn’t declared whether he will run again for Kooyong, but he hasn’t lost his political ambition., Michelle Grattan writes.

The New Daily

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Grattan on Friday: Could Josh Frydenberg still have a path to the Liberal leadership?

One of those closely watching the extraordinary legal face-off between independent Monique Ryan and her former high-profile staffer, Sally Rugg, will be Josh Frydenberg, who lost Kooyong to the “teal” at last year’s election.

The Conversation

What are ‘reasonable’ hours? The Ryan-Rugg legal stoush may help the rest of us know

The outcome will turn on what “reasonable” means. There is no simple definition of this in Australian workplace law.

The New Daily

What are 'reasonable' hours? The Ryan-Rugg legal stoush may help the rest of us know

The court case against federal independent parliamentarian Monique Ryan by her former chief of staff Sally Rugg will, according to Rugg’s lawyers, open the door to legal action “by every Australian worker experiencing exploitation because of a contractual obligation to perform undefined ‘reasonable additional’ hours”.

The Conversation

Morning Mail: gender super gap revealed, Thorpe denies dating former bikie, UK to block asylum claims

Study highlights glaring financial inequality as we mark on International Women’s Day; senator says she was made to say she was in a relationship

The Guardian - AU

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Calls for Australia's employment laws to be overhauled in wake of stoush between Sally Rugg and Monique Ryan

A Federal Court challenge between high-profile political staffer Sally Rugg and teal MP Monique Ryan shines a light on Australia's "troubling" parliamentary culture and prompts experts to call for employment legislation to be overhauled.

ABC News

Afternoon Update: critics warn RBA risks ‘overshooting’ on rate hikes; Sally Rugg’s court loss; and Sphinx-like statue found in Egypt

Australians with a mortgage have been hit with a record 10 consecutive interest rate rises as the Reserve Bank lifted the cash rate to 3.6%

The Guardian - AU

Sally Rugg’s bid to keep working for Monique Ryan dismissed by federal court

Judge says it would likely not be ‘tolerable’ for pair to work together until the beginning of Fair Work dismissal case

The Guardian - AU

Judge rules Sally Rugg cannot continue working for MP Monique Ryan while they face off in court

A Federal Court judge has dismissed an application by political adviser Sally Rugg to continue working for teal MP Monique Ryan while their employment dispute plays out in court.

ABC News

‘Unreasonable’ for Sally Rugg to continue work for MP

It would be "wholly unreasonable" to order MP Monique Ryan to continue working with the staffer who is suing her, a judge has said.

The New Daily

Teal MP Monique Ryan's chief of staff to learn job fate

Monique Ryan's chief of staff will soon learn whether she can keep working for the independent federal MP, as a judge is due to hand down her decision.

AAP

‘Trench warfare’ between Monique Ryan and political staffer

MP Monique Ryan saw herself as PM and scolded aide Sally Rugg for catching a plane while infected with COVID-19, court papers allege

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The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Monique Ryan lost confidence in Sally Rugg, court hears; racial tensions in Hawaii; and fruits and veggies to buy in March

Friday’s court hearing contained fresh revelations about the breakdown of Ryan and Rugg’s relationship

The Guardian - AU

Sally Rugg v Monique Ryan: court documents reveal how working relationship fell apart

From Rugg’s claims of 70-80 hour work weeks to a breakdown in trust after a Covid-positive flight, and Ryan’s alleged prime ministerial ambitions, the details have been laid bare

The Guardian - AU

Judge says Sally Rugg returning to work for Monique Ryan may be ‘simply unworkable’

Ryan cited Rugg’s decision to travel by aeroplane while she had Covid as a reason for losing trust and confidence in her

The New Daily

Rugg given warning after boarding flight while COVID-positive

MP Monique Ryan gave her chief of staff Sally Rugg a formal warning after she boarded a flight while sick with COVID, a court has heard.

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ABC News

Sally Rugg 'pushed' into resigning chief-of-staff role for teal MP Monique Ryan, court told

The working relationship between teal MP Monique Ryan and her chief-of-staff Sally Rugg deteriorated because of a number of incidents, including when the staffer travelled on a plane while positive for COVID-19, a court hears.

The New Daily

Political staffer’s case will test ‘reasonable’ overtime

A federal teal MP's chief of staff will again ask a court to prevent her from being sacked as she raises the stakes in her claim.

AAP

Political staffer 'test case' returns after talks fail

A federal teal MP's chief of staff will again ask a court to prevent her from being sacked as she raises the stakes in her unfair dismissal claim.

The New Daily

Teal MP Monique Ryan’s staffer ups stakes in unfair dismissal case

A senior political staffer to federal MP Monique Ryan has raised the stakes in her unfair dismissal claim after private talks broke down.

The Guardian - AU

Sally Rugg alleges ‘systematic’ breach of labour standards after mediation with Monique Ryan fails

Independent MP has rejected the claim but Rugg’s lawyers say it could be a test case that has implications for other white-collar employees

AAP

Teal MP's staffer ups unfair dismissal case stakes

Lawyers for Monique Ryan's chief of staff are alleging serious breaches of fair work rules after the teal MP admitted some of her staff worked 70-hour weeks.

ABC News

Mediation fails to settle legal dispute between Sally Rugg and Monique Ryan

Four weeks of mediation fails to settle the legal dispute between federal MP Monique Ryan and her chief of staff Sally Rugg — setting the pair up for a protracted battle in the Federal Court.

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