Ministers weigh up July 1 nationwide ban on engineered stone

Ministers weigh up July 1 nationwide ban on engineered stone

While all states and territories have declared their support for a ban on the material,ministers have so far stayed silent on their preferred timeline.

  • byAngus Thompson

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Lambie,Pocock hand Labor big win on same job,same pay laws

Lambie,Pocock hand Labor big win on same job,same pay laws

Peak business groups and the Coalition say the “sneaky” deal on industrial relations will increase business costs and hinder the economy.

  • byPaul Sakkal
How Tony Burke was scratched from ‘Albo of Marrickville’ sketch

How Tony Burke was scratched from ‘Albo of Marrickville’ sketch

The arts minister might be a fan but that’s no guarantee you won’t be ousted by William of Shorten.

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons andDavid Estcourt
Pocock and Lambie outflank Labor as they split IR reforms

Pocock and Lambie outflank Labor as they split IR reforms

David Pocock and Jacqui Lambie teamed up with the Coalition to pass some of Labor’s proposed reforms,daring the government to vote against its own legislation.

  • byAngus Thompson andOlivia Ireland
Muslim leaders frustrated by UN vote as Labor tensions rise over Burke comments

Muslim leaders frustrated by UN vote as Labor tensions rise over Burke comments

The decision to abstain from a UN resolution calling for an immediate humanitarian truce between Israel and Hamas has fuelled frustrations with Labor in Australia’s Muslim community.

  • byPaul Sakkal andAngus Thompson
Union boss accuses government of betrayal over benchtop ban

Union boss accuses government of betrayal over benchtop ban

A powerful union leader has accused the federal government of betraying tradies after Workplace Relations Minister Tony Burke warned banning the importation of toxic engineered stone would greenlight its production in Australia.

  • byAngus Thompson
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Anger over Burke’s Palestinian flag support as security agencies on high alert

Anger over Burke’s Palestinian flag support as security agencies on high alert

Prospects of escape are bleak for the 79 Australians trapped in Gaza,while cabinet minister Tony Burke said civilians will be the first to die as supplies run out.

  • byNatassia Chrysanthos
‘They’re killing tradies’:Fury as ministers defer plans to ban deadly stone

‘They’re killing tradies’:Fury as ministers defer plans to ban deadly stone

Dean Morris used to compete in Ninja Warrior events;now he has an incurable lung disease. He says if governments won’t ban engineered stone now,more tradies will die.

  • byAngus Thompson
Secret report warns there is no safe level for killer stone

Secret report warns there is no safe level for killer stone

Leaked extracts from Safe Work Australia’s investigation into engineered stone recommend a complete ban.

  • byAngus Thompson andMax Maddison
Engineered stone review puts total ban on the table

Engineered stone review puts total ban on the table

Sources say one option put forward by the Safe Work Australia report,expected to be released on Friday,is an all-out ban of the product.

  • byAngus Thompson
Caesarstone launches advertising blitz over potential benchtop ban

Caesarstone launches advertising blitz over potential benchtop ban

The manufacturer of a popular engineered stone is warning against a blanket ban on the dangerous product as the federal government keeps a key Safe Work report under wraps.

  • byAngus Thompson