Sally McManus
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- Minimum wage
Unions seek 5 per cent pay boost for lowest-paid workers
The ACTU has warned it may lift its claim higher, as global conflict and energy price volatility continue to drive up inflation.
- Annika Smethurst
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Unions demand Albanese hand every worker 25 per cent more holidays
An extra week of paid annual leave to compensate for unpaid overtime would be the first increase to the entitlement since the 1970s.
- Millie Muroi
Ministers demand answers over Western Sydney Airport violence, intimidation claims
Infrastructure Minister Catherine King has written to the airport’s corporation after allegations of criminality from a key contractor.
- Nick Newling, Paul Sakkal, Alexandra Smith and David Swan
Lunchbreak deal to find ways to pay artists for work hoovered up by AI
Australia’s top unionist and a tech billionaire are making moves to confront the challenge of artificial intelligence.
- Paul Sakkal
Push to recognise overseas qualifications before unions and business clash on tax
As the federal government’s roundtable kicked off with broad agreement to tackle skills and tariffs, a former RBA governor launched an attack on Labor’s economic management.
- Paul Sakkal and Shane Wright
Headache for Labor as unions demand tax changes to negative gearing, family trusts
Adding to Labor’s challenge is a fresh call from the Productivity Commission to relitigate a carbon price and ditch popular EV subsidies at its upcoming economic roundtable.
- Shane Wright and Natassia Chrysanthos
Unions say index super tax hit to protect ordinary workers
Treasurer Jim Chalmers is under pressure from the union movement to overhaul his proposed hit on wealthy superannuation account holders.
- Shane Wright
- Exclusive
- AI
Big business says it will transform productivity. Unions say it will destroy jobs. Labor’s in the middle
New laws that could regulate the use of AI loom as a critical workplace battleground for Anthony Albanese – and set up another potential flashpoint with the White House.
- Paul Sakkal
- Exclusive
- Australia votes
Unions demand new wage theft tribunal as Labor vows to stop penalty rate changes
In a striking clash with Labor’s agenda, the Coalition will promise to slash taxes for small businesses.
- David Crowe and Paul Sakkal
- Opinion
- Five Minutes with Fitz
The best bits of Fitz. My best chats of 2024
This year, I published 46 interviews in this space. These are the exchanges that most resonated with you, or most moved me, or turned out to be particularly prescient.
- Peter FitzSimons