This Month
Developer Intaj Khan to be examined over failed $30m property deal
Suspected Ponzi scheme Remi Capital raised money from investors to buy Mr Khan’s 24.6-hectare site but allegedly funnelled the money into a secret bank account.
Aged care pay rise delayed due to Labor funding decision
Pay rises for 250,000 aged care workers of up to 14 per cent – likely costing up to $5 billion extra in government funding – have been delayed until next year.
June
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- Industrial relations
Union bans delay $1.7b transport link to Western Sydney Airport
Industrial action has delayed the critical interchange for the city’s second airport by months and is sending subcontractors close to the wall.
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- Industrial relations
Pay dispute delays construction of 1600 homes
Industrial action by workers at poles and wires company Endeavour Energy is stalling the delivery of 1600 homes and $1.2 billion worth of warehouses in Sydney.
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- Industrial relations
Nurses identify ‘$1.2bn’ in savings for 15 per cent pay rise
Deloitte’s report for the NSW nurses’ union found the state government may have missed out on more than $3 billion in Commonwealth funding due to inaccurate data.
Union calls for ‘moratorium’ on AI-job losses in banking sector
The Finance Sector Union wants laws to ensure gains from artificial intelligence are passed on as pay rises and halt job losses to allow workers to retrain.
Setka’s ‘obnoxious and rude’ CFMEU fined for wet wipes blockade
The Federal Court has fined the CFMEU $109,000 for behaviour that a judge said was emblematic of the coercion that has plagued the construction industry for decades.
BHP to test exemption limits under Labor’s ‘same pay’ laws
BHP will argue its labour hire subsidiaries are really service contractors as it attempts to fight off the mining union’s landmark pay bid.
Under poll pressure, Burke slams Setka ‘thuggery’
The CFMEU has demanded Labor back down on its law to break up the union, saying it will set a “terrible precedent”.
Labor to introduce laws to break up CFMEU after Setka stoush
The move has come in response to union boss John Setka’s war on the AFL and is likely to fuel tensions between Setka and Labor.
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Fights over pay rises challenge a bold prediction in NSW budget
A $10.7 billion windfall from soaring property taxes will pay for more public servants but won’t stop NSW posting deficits for nine straight years and risking its AAA credit rating.
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Builders sign up to CFMEU NSW’s 22pc pay rise
Buildcorp has become the first builder to sign up to the CFMEU’s new industry agreement in NSW, which leapfrogs John Setka’s Victorian deal.
CFMEU backs Setka’s 20pc pay deal
Thousands of members have voted for the Victorian deal, which secures 5 per cent annual increases and restores banned conditions such as union vetoes.
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- CFMEU
Setka’s mystery motive for vendetta on AFL umpire boss
John Setka’s main justification to go after the AFL head of umpires – that he pursued an official for holding a one-minute silence over the West Gate Bridge collapse – may have never happened.
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- CFMEU
Setka’s AFL threats force watchdog to launch investigation
The Fair Work Ombudsman is investigating John Setka’s bid to pressure the AFL to sack its new umpires head after Workplace Relations Minister Tony Burke flagged potential breaches of industrial action laws.
Setka’s threats against AFL umpiring chief may be illegal
John Setka’s threats over Stephen McBurney could breach workplace laws and may even amount to blackmail, lawyers say, as minister Tony Burke condemned the union campaign.
Ord Minnett breached laws by dodging paid leave, minimum wage: judge
The court ruling could expose the firm and the broader finance sector to major back-pay claims from advisers.
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‘Weak’ PM, Allan blamed over Setka’s AFL threat
Anthony Albanese and Victoria’s Labor government have been accused of failing to stand up to the CFMEU chief over demands the AFL sack its umpiring boss.
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Unions launch landmark ‘same job, same pay’ case against BHP
The wave of cases involving three mines in Queensland will be a key test of the Albanese government’s new laws on labour hire firms, and the mining giant says it could cost the company an extra $1.3 billion a year.
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- Trade unions
Split over ‘unbalanced’ ACTU policy on Israel-Gaza
A Left-aligned union leader has claimed officials quashed debate over Gaza at last week’s ACTU Congress by allowing criticism of Israel without mentioning Hamas.