Shadow treasurer says working smarter will make up for deep migration cuts
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Shadow treasurer says working smarter will make up for deep migration cuts

Shadow treasurer Angus Taylor argues that industrial relations changes will help boost the economy.

  • byShane Wright

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Victoria’s nurses and midwives reject new pay offer in shock decision

Victoria’s nurses and midwives reject new pay offer in shock decision

About 3000 union members attended Monday’s meeting,where they vented their anger and rejected the pay deal with the Allan government.

  • byJewel Topsfield
The overhaul that Australian workplace culture urgently needs

The overhaul that Australian workplace culture urgently needs

Pregnancy discrimination is not only still occurring,its incidence appears to be increasing.

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‘You’ll bankrupt the business’:Pregnant workers made redundant

‘You’ll bankrupt the business’:Pregnant workers made redundant

Workers’ legal centres have recorded a rise in discrimination complaints by pregnant and parent workers as those carers are targeted in the cost of living crunch.

  • byAmber Schultz
Inside the plan that could rein in vice chancellor salaries and overhaul uni boards
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Inside the plan that could rein in vice chancellor salaries and overhaul uni boards

A new taskforce to police how universities are run will be pitched to state education ministers,as figures reveal the extent of corporatisation of university councils.

  • bySherryn Groch
Sydney rail workers push for annual pay rise of 8%

Sydney rail workers push for annual pay rise of 8%

The start of negotiations over a new pay deal comes less than 18 months after the end of an industrial dispute that crippled Sydney’s rail network.

  • byMatt O'Sullivan
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Help,my boss asked me to lie to get a colleague fired

Help,my boss asked me to lie to get a colleague fired

There are serious legal implications if someone is dismissed based on false information,writes Dr Kirstin Ferguson.

  • byKirstin Ferguson
Perth Uber drivers start five-day strike with Friday airport blockade

Perth Uber drivers start five-day strike with Friday airport blockade

Friday night could be chaotic for many as about 4000 ride-share drivers plan to stay home with another 500 of them intending to blockade Perth’s airport.

  • byPeter Milne
Why no one wants to start a small business any more

Why no one wants to start a small business any more

Australia’s 2.5 million small businesses are collapsing at a rapid rate – and there are many who say the government is adding to red tape rather than reducing it.

  • byJessica Yun
Dutton whacks ‘supine’ CEOs in pitch to working class

Dutton whacks ‘supine’ CEOs in pitch to working class

The Coalition leader’s speech comes at an important moment for an opposition that faces questions about its economic agenda and remains behind in the polls.

  • byPaul Sakkal
School teachers threaten to strike next month as wage negotiations stall

School teachers threaten to strike next month as wage negotiations stall

The union and the government have been locked in negotiations since October 2023 but have not yet come to an agreement.

  • byHamish Hastie