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Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Richard Marles.

‘This would be embarrassing’: Deputy PM’s candidate for safe seat could be ‘rolled’

An internal fight over a safe Labor seat in Melbourne has spilled into public view as union-backed candidates go head-to-head.

  • James Massola

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BHP employs X people in the Pilbara.

Unions launch push for rare deal with Pilbara iron ore giant

Australia’s mining lobby has slammed industrial relations law changes that have helped unions get a toehold in the country’s largest export.

  • Peter Milne
The construction industry is a winner from the WA budget.

‘This isn’t a member grab’: Union wants a say on conditions for migrant recruits

Australian Industry Group chief executive Innes Willox says it “sounds like a thinly veiled push for employers to be dragged into union agreements”.

  • Angus Thompson
Barrow Island in WA is home to Chevron’s massive Gorgon liquefied natural gas plant.

Rolling strikes hit Australia’s biggest LNG plants after talks break down

The Offshore Alliance had approval to start protective industrial action on Thursday, which Chevron managed to delay, but by Friday morning negotiations had broken down.

  • Hamish Hastie
Australian Workers Union national secretary Daniel Walton says a “punitive” new tax is needed on exports of raw critical minerals.

‘Can we really trust China?’: Key union blasts Labor on critical minerals

The Australian Workers’ Union will lead a push for the introduction of a “significant, punitive tax” on exports of raw critical minerals.

  • Matthew Knott
The Westconnex tunnels take shape in 2021.

The death trap that lurks beneath our city

Hundreds of workers on Sydney’s vast tunnelling system are exposed to high levels of silica dust, which can cause a deadly disease.

  • Adele Ferguson and Amelia Ballinger
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Seasonal workers are subject to poor pay and living conditions.

Coles joins call to lift housing and pay standards for seasonal workers

In a boost for the government’s war on labour-hire firms, Coles has joined major unions in calling for improvements for seasonal farm workers to shore up its supply chain.

  • Angus Thompson
AWU national secretary Daniel Walton wants safeguards for skilled migrants.

Union head demands default membership for skilled migrants

The boss of the AWU has warned against Australia becoming a “Saudi-style guest worker economy” and recommended union membership as a safeguard against worker exploitation.

  • Angus Thompson
The Prelude was originally intended to be the first of many floating LNG vessels Shell would deploy across the globe.

Shell’s Prelude gas ship hit by safety, crewing and industrial problems

Shell is running its $US17 billion Prelude floating LNG plant with critical positions filled with crew who are not fully qualified and more than 200 safety alarms out of action ahead of industrial action due to start on Friday.

  • Peter Milne
The St Ives Gold Mine operated by Gold Fields Ltd. in Kambalda, Australia, is one of four locations where AWU WA is fighting for workers to receive guaranteed pay increases.

Union clashes with gold miner over pay rises

The Australian Workers Union WA said Gold Fields Australia attempted to rush through a “sub par” enterprise agreement that will impact 1800 employees.

  • Holly Thompson

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