Former Labor senator Fatima Payman has joined forces with CFMEU rebels fighting the union being put into administration,prompting the government to demand she rule out taking money from embattled construction figures.
Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke has been forced to defend his choice of car as senators enjoyed their last chance this year to grill ministers.
Labor MPs have renewed hope of picking up inner-city seats from the Greens at the next federal election after the Queensland state election.
The ACTU is set on changing the regulation of worker surveillance,calling for a national AI authority that co-ordinates with government to protect workers.
The message we’ve yet to get is that,when it comes to the need for jobs,our world has been turned on its head.
Labor’s decision to put the construction union into administration has triggered a revolt within a significant part of the union movement.
Government officials will hold housing crisis talks with construction bosses on Wednesday as Fair Work continues to probe dozens of CFMEU officials.
The latest figures show migration is slowing,but not at the rate the government predicted.
The PM has gone on the offensive in a growing row with big business,saying his government has “stood up for some of Australia’s biggest employers”.
The government has renewed a rule that exempts Operation Sovereign Borders staff from the need to take “reasonable care” not to harm asylum seekers at sea.
Greens firebrand Max Chandler-Mather infuriated the government by backing the union’s nationwide protests.