March
‘Buy Australian’ is a start. But this union has bigger plans to fight Trump
AWU national secretary Paul Farrow says Labor needs to harden the anti-dumping regime, impose local content quotas and implement a local jobs code.
February
Union warning on koala park a dilemma for Labor
Frontier Economics says the timber industry can adjust and end native forest logging, but the Australian Workers Union is fighting to keep it.
December 2024
Woolworths scrambles to restock shelves after strike ends
A deal has been struck between the supermarket giant and union workers, ending pickets of key warehouses that have left shelves bare for weeks.
September 2024
Labor firms on Queenslander to replace Victorian Bill Shorten
Bill Shorten’s seat of Maribyrnong will go to Victorian Labor’s left faction, while retiring MP Brendan O’Connor’s seat of Gorton is subject to a battle between two right-faction unions.
July 2024
Labor rules giving building unions more powers on projects
The construction industry in Queensland is worried about state policies that benefit the CFMEU, but which will saddle consumers with great costs.
May 2024
Aged care providers back delaying pay rises
Aged care employers have supported the government’s proposal to phase-in aged care pay rises, clashing with unions who are demanding the full rise by July 1.
March 2024
Judge lashes Qantas union for delaying tactics
A Federal Court judge has accused the Transport Workers Union of “sitting on its backside” over a claim it should be compensated for lost membership dues.
Ballarat mine criminal lawsuit looms
The former owner of the Ballarat gold mine where one worker was killed and another injured in a collapse 500 metres underground was being pursued for unpaid rehabilitation bonds.
September 2023
Bowen’s attack a sign nuclear support is growing: Libs
Peter Dutton says nuclear power should only form part of the energy mix and that Chris Bowen was becoming “unhinged”.
July 2023
Oil and gas rig workers get 8.6pc pay rise
Workers at a key labour hire company in the offshore resources sector have secured a wage increase of almost 16 per cent over two years as bargaining heats up.
May 2023
AWU leader and Labor shining light to pursue private sector career
Treasurer Jim Chalmers praised AWU secretary Daniel Walton as “one of the really enlightened leaders in our broader Australian community” and said he wished he had not quit.
February 2023
Gas is the perfect partner for the world’s transition to renewable energy
The Greens’ extremist dogma is that every new gas project makes the climate crisis worse. They’re wrong. The real world is more complex than a slogan on a pair of dangly earrings.
‘Vacuous moral purity’: union boss slams Greens’ approach to gas
Anti-gas sentiment will hinder the net zero pledge and cost jobs, Australian Workers’ Union boss Dan Walton says.
November 2022
Don’t mistake the delay for lack of resolve, PM warns gas companies
Anthony Albanese has warned gas companies that the length of time being taken to decide on price control should not be mistaken for a lack of resolve.
October 2022
Labor, unions rupture over gas prices
Pressure is building within the labour movement for an intervention to force down fuel bills.
August 2022
Government leaning towards skills for migration pact
The government is not ruling out a union proposal requiring employers to fund the training of a domestic worker for every migrant they employ.
Australia’s energy transition moving in right direction
Our climate and energy conflicts are now about the journey not the low-carbon destination. But it’s unwise to be dogmatic about this or that technological pathway.
‘We are not unique’: global race on hydrogen exports
Countries in South America are among those with rich renewables resources that could steal a march on Australia in the race to establish a hydrogen export industry.
AWU wants compulsory union membership, higher fees for migrants
Employers will be required to train an Australian worker for every skilled migrant they take on, and the migrant will be made a default member of the relevant union to guard against exploitation.
June 2022
Victorian Premier Andrews blamed for ‘demonising’ gas
AWU national secretary Daniel Walton blames Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews for demonising the gas sector, which he says is critical to ensure the transition to renewables.