UNCOVERED: 12 - The Untold Story

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.

AAP · Oct 31, 2024

QLD election: David Crisafulli claims victory – as it happened

All the Queensland 2024 election news, as it unfolded

The Guardian - AU · Oct 26, 2024

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.

The Conversation · Oct 17, 2024

More workplace changes off the table before poll

Workplace Minister Murray Watt says the priority for the remainder of this term is bedding down legislation and not making further changes.

AAP · Sep 17, 2024

CFMEU in ‘cycle of lawlessness’ after bikie and organised crime infiltration, probe finds

‘Violence was an accepted part of the culture, and threats of violence were a substitute for reasoned negotiations’, says interim report

The Guardian - AU · Sep 16, 2024

Kevin O'Leary says 'right to disconnect' laws are ‘stupid’—he’d just fire workers who go ‘silent mode’ on him

“If you can’t be reached when the job depends on it, you’re out," the Shark Tank star warns.

Fortune · Sep 4, 2024

Iran summons Australian ambassador over ‘offensive’ LGBTQ+ social media post

Murray Watt ‘concerned’ at reaction from Iranian government to an Instagram photo of embassy staff in Tehran celebrating Wear it Purple day

The Guardian - AU · Sep 4, 2024

Greens MP criticised for addressing CFMEU rally featuring Albanese Nazi signs

Max Chandler-Mather says he does not agree with ‘offensive signs’ but says Labor had supported the biggest ‘anti-union attack in decades’

The Guardian - AU · Aug 28, 2024

Australians now have the right to ignore work calls and emails during free time

‘What this is really about is trying to bring back a bit more work-life balance into people’s lives,’ says workplace relations minister Murray Watt

The Independent UK · Aug 26, 2024

Albanese government rejects Setka’s claim Labor double-crossed him over CFMEU administration as ‘ridiculous’

Construction Forestry Maritime Employees Union members to protest administration in capital city rallies on Tuesday

The Guardian - AU · Aug 26, 2024