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Labor Backs Calls For 3 Million Aussies To Get An Above-Inflation Pay Rise: ‘Doing It Tough’

Labor is urging the Fair Work Commission to deliver an above-inflation minimum wage rise to help low‑paid workers cope with fuel costs.

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Dutton 'dressed up as lamb' on working from home: Labor

Labor has promised to legislate penalty rate protections and is warning that the coalition will revive its dropped proposal to ban working from home.

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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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Grattan on Friday: whatever his policy, Peter Dutton will be a big target on workplace relations

Peter Dutton has been receiving a good many political breaks recently – Anthony Albanese’s new house is the latest icing on the cake. Although the Coalition is not expected to win next year’s election, presently it looks placed to do well.

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CFMEU crackdown laws lodged as calls mount to go harder

CFMEU officials who attempt to disrupt the work of external administrators have been threatened with heavy penalties, but not everybody is happy with the laws.

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Government workplace department underpaid employees

The Department of Employment and Workplace Relations spent four months and hundreds of thousands on consultants after underpaying its own workers by $60,000.

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Gig economy workers set for new protections in Albanese government's legislation introduced next week

A suite of protections for gig workers will be contained in legislation to be introduced into parliament by Workplace Relations Minister Tony Burke next week.

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Albanese government to make it easier for casuals to become permanent employees

Casual workers will be given a new path to becoming permanent, with the security that brings, in industrial relations reforms Workplace Relations Minister Tony Burke will introduce later this year.

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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.

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Where are the government's workplace laws? Will they pass this year?

A report into the government's contentious workplace relations bill is set to be handed down today, likely to prompt a sense of which way two key Senate crossbenchers are leaning.

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

Svitzer lockout holds national economy to ransom says ACTU

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Warning from farmers on workplace laws

The National Farmers Federation have warned of disruption to supply chains and higher grocery prices stemming from the government's new workplace laws.

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Business groups score IR bill compromise

Workplace Relations Minister Tony Burke has agreed to compromise with business groups on the government's controversial multi-employer bargaining reforms.

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Minister weighs up workplace law changes

Workplace Relations Minister Tony Burke says he's having productive discussions with industry groups about new worker laws.

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Workplace laws to get flexibility overhaul

Workplace Relations Minister Tony Burke has introduced laws to give employees more power to request flexible work hours and strike multi-employer deals.

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Federal cabinet signs off on workplace bill aimed at boosting wages, despite business concerns it is 'half-cooked'

Workplace Relations Minister Tony Burke plans to introduce the Secure Jobs, Better Pay Bill into parliament next Thursday, following the government's first budget on Tuesday.

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Long COVID worsening labour shortages

Thousands of workers are unable to work each day due to long COVID, making Australia's labour shortage problem worse.

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Construction watchdog ABCC, which the government is closing, is still starting court cases

The government vowed to shut the Australian Building and Construction Commission. But the agency is still launching court cases against its key opponent, construction union the CFMMEU.

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Burke seeks crackdown on pay deal axing

The workplace relations minister says he wants to see an end to employers getting rid of enterprise agreements.

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Building watchdog powers to be reduced

Workplace Relations Minister Tony Burke will decrease the powers of the building industry watchdog before the federal government moves to scrap it completely.

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