IR Minister Tony Burke says the new forum will help resolve disputes in the construction industry.

Employers,union bosses in equal number on Labor’s new construction body

The unveiling of Labor’s new construction body comes after it abolished the union-busting Australian Building and Construction Commission.

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Australia has continued sending Bushmaster vehicles to Ukraine,but Kyiv has called for more assistance.

More than three-quarters of Australians back Ukraine support

The exclusive poll comes as a divide emerges inside the federal government over the level of assistance being given to the country.

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There is now an open debate within the government over whether Anthony Albanese should visit his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping this year.

For Australia,China’s olive branch has proved trickier than the freezer

Relations between Beijing and Canberra are thawing,but there is open debate within the Australian government over whether it would be a good idea for Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to visit China this year,or delay the trip until 2024.

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Voice campaigner Thomas Mayo has become a lightning rod for the No campaign.

The transformation of Thomas Mayo:How a ‘quiet fella’ became the face of the Yes campaign

For weeks,opponents of the Indigenous Voice to parliament have been zeroing in on prominent Yes campaigner Thomas Mayo.

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Nuclear-powered submarines eventually bound for Australia under the AUKUS deal.

‘Foolish’:US Republicans threaten to block AUKUS deal

Republican members of the Senate Armed Services Committee on Friday moved to block legislation which would enable the sale of US Virginia-class submarines to Australia.

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Over the past year,firms in industries like logistics and manufacturing have begun to invest in AI capabilities.
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Artificial intelligence reshaping the jobs market in Australia’s biggest cities

There were 756 jobs ads across Australia that referenced AI skills in 2012. By 2021,there were 20,505.

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Cameron Caldwell,left,is on track to keep Fadden in LNP hands.

LNP wins Fadden byelection with swing to the opposition

The byelection was triggered by the resignation of scandal-ridden Stuart Robert,who had held the seat on a 10.6 per cent margin.

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Tonight’s result say more about Peter Dutton than it does about Anthony Albanese.

The swing to the Coalition in Fadden is a win for Peter Dutton

Because it was always clear that the LNP’s candidate Cameron Caldwell was going to win the seat,Labor engaged in a lot of expectation management in the days leading up to the poll.

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Albanese is starting to face questions over rising interest rates.

Albanese is starting to be blamed for things,and that’s normal

Albanese might find a lot of the criticism unfair. But being blamed for everything – fairly and unfairly – is the reality of being Australia’s prime minister.

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Royal commissioner Catherine Holmes ruled former Human Services secretary Kathryn Campbell sought to not go ahead with legal advice into the scheme.

Robo-debt bureaucrat on leave amid doubts over her $900k job

Government Services Minister Bill Shorten said he understood why taxpayers would be angry they are continuing to pay for the legal bill of former ministers.

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