Tony Burke
Universal paid domestic violence leave to be minister’s first act
Tony Burke says legislating 10 days of paid family and domestic violence leave as a universal right would be his first parliamentary act.
- by Angus Thompson
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Lowest-paid workers to receive 5.2% wage rise: Fair Work Commission
Australia’s lowest-paid workers will receive $40 extra a week following the Fair Work Commission’s decision to lift the minimum wage.
- by Angus Thompson
Construction watchdog to be defunded to bolster federal budget
Labor’s election costings show it plans to rip $28m from the ABCC’s operating budget next year as it moves to scrap the controversial watchdog altogether.
- by Angus Thompson
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Art
National Gallery of Australia faces $67 million black hole
Home to more than 166,000 works of art, the National Gallery of Australia needs to find more than $67 million to upgrade its Canberra home.
- by Linda Morris
Labor recommends wage rise for more than 1.3 million Australians
Labor is arguing the wages of Australia’s lowest-paid workers should rise in line with inflation in its highly anticipated submission to the industrial umpire.
- by Angus Thompson
Opinion
Energy prices
Labor ministers making the right noises, but can they stay in tune?
A second chance at power is a rebirth, an opportunity to do things differently. Tony Burke and a number of his Labor colleagues are tuning up right now to take advantage of that rare opportunity.
- by Michelle Grattan
Labor moves to close gender pay gap amid calls for companies to publish wage data
As Labor argues for higher wages for the lowest-paid workers, Julia Gillard said Australia should revisit the requirements around reporting on gender equality.
- by Angus Thompson and Katina Curtis
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Australia votes
Labor’s Tony Burke backs in Albanese over 5.1 per cent wage hike
The would-be industrial relations minister under a Labor government has said anything under that figure is a pay cut.
- by Angus Thompson
‘Scare campaign’: Coalition rules out changing ‘better off overall test’
Legislation the government pursued allowing COVID-affected businesses to suspend workplace agreements for less beneficial awards will not be pursued if the Coalition returns to government.
- by Angus Thompson
Labor warns Coalition will scrap the ‘better off overall’ pay negotiation safeguard
Labor is warning the Coalition will bring back a plan to water down laws that protect workers from losing out in pay negotiations.
- by Angus Livingston
‘Taste of Labor’: Morrison will continue to link opposition to industrial disputes
Scott Morrison linked the Sydney railway dispute to Labor politics as he intensified his attack against the federal opposition in the lead-up to the election.
- by Angus Thompson