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Australia Victoria Hundreds rally to fight Nippon Opal paper cuts harming workers [ACTU] 07-02-2025

Australia Employer lobby furious that IR reforms are improving wages [ACTU] 04-02-2025

Australia New employer election wish list demands a return of wage-cutting schemes [ACTU] 31-01-2025

Australia 1 million Australian workers at risk of penalty rate cuts while bosses are promised free lunches [ACTU] 31-01-2025

Australia Big business launches attack on penalty rates [IEU] 30-01-2025

Australia Big business launches bid to scrap penalty rates for retail workers [ACTU] 28-01-2025

Australia Adult age? Adult wage! Support the campaign to remove youth wages for over 18 year olds [ACTU] 27-01-2025

Australia / Bangladesh RAFFWU Solidarity Visit to Bangladesh [RAFFWU] 25-01-2025

Australia 49,000 and counting – pay rises a reality for early educators [ACTU] 24-01-2025

Australia ACTU slams multinational’s lockout of regional workers [ACTU] 21-01-2025


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Victoria Hundreds rally to fight Nippon Opal paper cuts harming workers 2025-02-07 [ACTU]

CEOs go after penalty rates 2025-02-07 [ACTU]

First applications submitted to Fair Work Commission for transport reforms 2025-02-07 [Owner-Driver]

New South Wales Workers' marathon commutes spur calls for tourist tax 2025-02-07 [The News]

ATO accused of ‘medical warfare’ over delegated Comcare claims 2025-02-07 [The Mandarin]

New South Wales Sydney Train Strike Looms After NSW Government Offers ‘Fare Free Day’ 2025-02-06 [10 Play]

New South Wales Unions Plan Two-Week Strike Over Fare Refund Dispute 2025-02-05 [Railway Supply]

Victoria Union members united in paper fight 2025-02-05 [The Express]

New South Wales Rail unions plan two weeks of industrial action as government offers 'fare free day' 2025-02-05 [ABC]

Queensland Maritime Workers Set To Aid Queensland Flood Crisis 2025-02-05 [MUA]

Behind the push to demerge manufacturing division from CFMEU 2025-02-05 [Green Left Weekly]

AWU urges support for sector following Oceania Glass collapse 2025-02-05 [AuManufacturing]

ACTU accuses Gina Rinehart of oligarch-style influence over the coalition 2025-02-05 [ACTU]

Out-of-date Medicare at critical point: reform needed to meet today’s needs 2025-02-04 [AMA]

Investigative journalist Jarni Blakkarly explains why he is a MEAA member. 2025-02-04 [MEAA]

Dutton’s secret cuts: CPSU calls out dishonesty over public service cuts 2025-02-04 [CPSU]

ANZ Bank starts 2025 by slashing branches and staff, and breaching a commitment to the Treasurer not to cut regional jobs 2025-02-04 [FSU]

Labor’s IR reforms a success 2025-02-04 [ACTU]

Employer lobby furious that IR reforms are improving wages 2025-02-04 [ACTU]

Victoria Voice for Members launched to contest Vic CPSU branch elections 2025-02-04 [Green Left Weekly]

New South Wales CFMEU vehicle set ablaze in Sydney, union says – as it happened 2025-02-03 [The Guardian]

Aviation 'crisis' - bulk injuries for airport workers 2025-02-03 [The Western Advocate]

New South Wales ‘Flatpack’ buses to be built in NSW a broken promise by state government, union claims 2025-02-03 [News.com.au]

‘Economic crisis’: Unions claims 9k jobs at risk if Star Casino collapses 2025-02-03 [HR Leader]

New apprenticeship review shows need for disability and aged care incentives 2025-02-01 [HSU]

Government inaction on Star threatens 1000s of jobs, night-time economy 2025-02-01 [UWU]

Big Business Launches Attack on Penalty Rates, Overtime and Smoko Breaks 2025-02-01 [SDA]

Tony Maher appointed Chair of Safe Work Australia 2025-02-01 [MEU]

New South Wales 300 Appin workers to be directly employed in Same Job Same Pay win 2025-02-01 [MEU]

Nothing controversial in the public service reflecting the public they serve 2025-02-01 [CPSU]

Coalition shows its hand on TAFE funding cuts 2025-02-01 [AEU]

People First Bank puts people last, cutting 20% of its branches across the country and in regional communities 2025-02-01 [FSU]

1 million Australian workers at risk of penalty rate cuts while bosses are promised free lunches 2025-01-31 [ACTU]

ACTU statement on Stephen Jones’ retirement from federal politics 2025-01-31 [ACTU]

New employer election wish list demands a return of wage-cutting schemes 2025-01-31 [ACTU]

Mining and Energy Union’s Tony Maher appointed Chair of Safe Work Australia 2025-01-31 [ACTU]

Union demands transparency from Coalition on proposed penalty rate cuts 2025-01-31 [HR Leader]

Union objectives to ARA proposal around GRIA 2025-01-31 [HRD]

Program: Serco immigration detention workers vote to strike across the country in dispute over redundancy payouts 2025-01-30 [ABC]

Strike action threatened at immigration detention centres across the country 2025-01-30 [ABC]

Queensland 'Be prepared to die out there': Workers blow the whistle on Adani's Carmichael coal mine 2025-01-30 [SBS]

Western Australia Detention centre workers threaten strike action after employer Serco loses contract to US prison group 2025-01-30 [The West Australian]

Big business launches attack on penalty rates 2025-01-30 [IEU]

Inflation data shows rate cuts long overdue 2025-01-29 [ACTU]

New South Wales More work stops on Snowy 2.0 as union warns of lengthy delays to $12 billion project 2025-01-29 [ABC]

Early learning reforms help families, workers 2025-01-28 [UWU]

Doctors’ crucial health role recognised in Australia Day Honours 2025-01-28 [AMA]

Big business launches bid to scrap penalty rates for retail workers 2025-01-28 [ACTU]

Adult age? Adult wage! Support the campaign to remove youth wages for over 18 year olds 2025-01-27 [ACTU]

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