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Historic victory for 300,000 community workers as Fair Work delivers landmark new classification structure in Gender Based Undervaluation proceedings in the SCHADS award

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Historic victory for 300,000 community workers as Fair Work delivers landmark new classification structure in Gender Based Undervaluation proceedings in the SCHADS award [ASU] 10-06-2026


‘War’: Inpex LNG facilities hit with rolling eight-hour stoppages [Australian Financial Review] 08-06-2026


Pay rise for Australia's lowest earners [SBS] 02-06-2026


Unions welcome 4.75% wage increase amid ‘Trump wildcard’ economic impact [ACTU] 02-06-2026


Minimum wage increase will relieve pressure on critical aged care, disability and health workers [HSU] 02-06-2026



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Tasmania Tasmanian Kinetic bus drivers to escalate pay dispute with six-hour strike 2026-06-10 [Pulse]

'Historic': disability workers push for massive raise 2026-06-10 [The Leader]

Western Australia Thousands of WA public sector workers on visas win path to permanency 2026-06-10 [UWU]

Australian Capital Territory What you'll miss if ACT govt job cuts go ahead 2026-06-10 [CPSU]

Northern Territory Prisoner Escape Highlights Outsourcing Dangers 2026-06-10 [CPSU]

Historic victory for 300,000 community workers as Fair Work delivers landmark new classification structure in Gender Based Undervaluation proceedings in the SCHADS award 2026-06-10 [ASU]

ANMF launches landmark Nurses and Midwives Work Value Case 2026-06-10 [ANMF]

Call for security boost at shopping centres to clamp down on knife risk 2026-06-10 [ABC]

Victoria Joint Statement from Ambulance Victoria, AMPA, VAU and UWU 2026-06-10 [AV]

Northern Territory Inpex seeks urgent orders to stop Darwin strike as experts fear impact on gas market could be significant 2026-06-10 [ABC]

South Australia Hiring freeze sparks backlash 2026-06-09 [Government News]

Union files safety complaint against Japan's Inpex 2026-06-09 [Reuters]

Inpex to seek orders from Australia's workplace tribunal to stop labour action at Ichthys LNG 2026-06-09 [Reuters]

Western Australia A member-led future for nurses and midwives in WA 2026-06-08 [ANMJ]

Workers to escalate strike at Inpex's Ichthys LNG sites after talks fail 2026-06-08 [Reuters]

Victoria Angry workers take their campaign to council’s doorstep 2026-06-08 [Brunswick Voice]

Inpex LNG workers escalate strike after talks fail 2026-06-08 [Grafa]

‘War’: Inpex LNG facilities hit with rolling eight-hour stoppages 2026-06-08 [Australian Financial Review]

New South Wales Common sense cannabis reform wins workers support 2026-06-06 [Unions NSW]

Engineers need national licensing, not more red tape 2026-06-06 [Professionals Australia]

Politicians have long misunderstood the ‘working class’. The rise of the far right shows how mistaken they have been 2026-06-05 [The Conversation]

CPSU, anti-poverty group says employment services overhaul falls short 2026-06-04 [Green Left Weekly]

Victoria PFA to host World Cup Trivia Night in Melbourne! How to buy tickets and take part in PFA Community Impact fundraiser 2026-06-04 [PFA]

ANMF minimum wage rise a ‘step in the right direction’ for low-paid care workers 2026-06-04 [ANMF]

New South Wales Schools for our future inquiry travels to NSW 2026-06-04 [AEU]

Classroom behaviour: Union welcomes more support for teachers 2026-06-04 [IEU]

Aged care workers on minimum wage get 4.75 per cent pay boost 2026-06-04 [Aged Care Insite]

Victoria AWU members at Parks Victoria set to act this long weekend unless reclassification is resolved today 2026-06-04 [AWU]

Why sticking together is the key to higher wages when cost-of-living is rising 2026-06-02 [UWU]

Wage rise for 2.8 million workers 2026-06-02 [UWU]

Unions have won a 4.75% pay rise for millions of workers 2026-06-02 [SDA]

Retail workers welcome pay rise 2026-06-02 [SDA]

Minimum wage increase will relieve pressure on critical aged care, disability and health workers 2026-06-02 [HSU]

Unions welcome 4.75% wage increase amid ‘Trump wildcard’ economic impact 2026-06-02 [ACTU]

Aged care workers to receive pay rise from 1 July 2026 2026-06-02 [Aged Care Guide]

Fair Work Commission annual ruling lifts minimum wage by 6 per cent and award rate by 4.75 per cent 2026-06-02 [ABC]

Wage umpire's 'regret' over minimum pay rise as unions cheer, employers cry foul 2026-06-02 [SBS]

Pay rise for Australia's lowest earners 2026-06-02 [SBS]

Northern Territory Workers strike at Inpex Ichthys operation after negotiations on pay deal stall 2026-06-02 [Bloomberg]

Unions threaten to stop Inpex Ichthys LNG loadings from next week 2026-06-02 [Reuters]

Truckies were already struggling to survive. Then the fuel crisis hit 2026-05-31 [The Guardian]

Stronger sunscreen rules needed to restore confidence and protect Australians 2026-05-30 [AMA]

In plain sight and never out of mind — national health crises can’t be hidden 2026-05-30 [AMA]

Groundbreaking union trial against McDonald’s begins 2026-05-30 [SDA]

Groundbreaking union trial against McDonald’s begins 2026-05-30 [SDA]

SDA puts bargaining back on the menu at McDonald’s nationwide 2026-05-30 [SDA]

New South Wales PSA CPSU NSW housing report reveals a crisis 2026-05-30 [PSA]

Major report exposes university class size explosion hurting students, staff 2026-05-30 [NTEU]

Big Sister Mentoring Program Now Live! 2026-05-30 [ETU]

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