Australian Education Union members have voted down the state government’s proposed pay rise,setting the stage for more industrial chaos.
Millions of Australians have been handed a pay rise,and the lowest-paid workers are getting the biggest bump in a move employer groups warn will fuel inflation.
A powerful coalition has stepped up pressure on the government to introduce tougher laws,three years after a review found Australia’s legal framework had failed to create meaningful change.
Dedicated menstrual,or reproductive health,leave is once again being brought to the table. Despite the pitfalls,it is a discussion worth having.
The ACTU has warned it may lift its claim higher,as global conflict and energy price volatility continue to drive up inflation.
An extra week of paid annual leave to compensate for unpaid overtime would be the first increase to the entitlement since the 1970s.
Bill Kelty was instrumental to the tax reforms of the 1980s and 1990s. He says old people like himself don’t need more out of the tax system.
The state government has rejected productivity commission calls to scrap character zoning in a bid to boost construction.
A senior Queensland union leader has outlined how the CFMEU sought to influence state laws,and her safety fears for a fellow unionist.
The federal government this week overhauled its superannuation tax reforms. Now the union movement says it should radically overhaul taxes on gas exports.