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The proposed strike action has the potential to severely impact BHP’s operations in the Pilbara.

Electrical union threatens historic industrial action over BHP worker pay

Electrical Trade Union state secretary Adam Woodage said the strike threat is over wage discrepancies among the current workforce, and the union has taken the historic step of voting for protected industrial action.

  • Michael Philipps

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Teachers, principals and support workers throng the streets of Melbourne on Tuesday protesting pay, conditions and schools funding.

Pay gap for classroom assistants emerges as flashpoint in Victorian teacher dispute

Education support workers have been offered a lower pay rise than their teaching colleagues.

  • Noel Towell
ABC stars on strike.

The big ABC names who have gone on strike for higher pay

Fran Kelly, David Marr and a host of other staff at the broadcaster walked out for 24 hours on Wednesday morning, leaving the broadcaster without key programs.

  • Calum Jaspan and Kishor Napier-Raman
Gemma Veness hosts ABC News Mornings before staff go on strike.

‘We’ll be back Friday’: ABC staff strike hits TV, radio as news channel diverts to BBC

What can you expect to see while staff are taking industrial action? In short, a lot of news from the BBC and plenty of reruns.

  • Meg Watson, Kayla Olaya and Elizabeth Flux
“Lunch at your desk” culture have become increasingly common, writes Dr Kirstin Ferguson.

Office lunchrooms have disappeared. Am I expected to eat at my desk?

While lunch used to be a clear pause in the day, the lines are now blurred, writes Dr Kirstin Ferguson.

  • Kirstin Ferguson
ABC managing director Hugh Marks and human resources chief Deena Amorelli are facing down staff demands.

ABC calls for umpire’s help as it faces first strike in 20 years

The national broadcaster’s boss wants the Fair Work Commission to intervene as thousands of journalists and professional staff prepare to walk off the job.

  • Calum Jaspan
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Kyle Sandilands has lodged a legal dispute against his contract termination.

KIIS expected me to berate Henderson, Sandilands tells court

Kyle Sandilands has launched a claim in the Federal Court, arguing his contract was wrongly torn up by radio company ARN.

  • Calum Jaspan
Amanda Kay, whose son John is a student at Albert Park Primary School, is supportive of the teacher strike.

Day of mass disruption: Victoria braces for ‘costly’ teacher walkout

Uncertainty and confusion looms as tens of thousands of Victorian teachers prepare to strike on Tuesday.

  • Noel Towell, Nicole Precel, Jackson Graham and Chip Le Grand
Deputy Premier and Minister for Education Ben Carroll says the government is prepared for teacher walk offs.

Schools set to stay open amid teacher strikes, education minister says

Education Minister Ben Carroll insists Labor can keep Victorian government schools open as principals warn families to brace for closures.

  • Chip Le Grand, Nicole Precel and Noel Towell
George Calombaris in 2024, when he appointed culinary director at Hotel Sorrento.

The recalibration of George Calombaris: A nervous chef returns to the city that left his empire in ruins

After a high-profile underpayments debacle, George Calombaris found himself in a dark spiral – but he says he came out the other side a different man. In the fifth instalment of a special series on restaurant tycoons, we lift the lid on the “new George”.

  • Dani Valent