Govt folds as senators reject key plan
The government has walked away from a plan that would change the way employees negotiate with their bosses after failing to convince a key group of senators.
Federal Budget
‘Massive overreach’: PM slams ALP plan
Scott Morrison has hit out at Anthony Albanese over changes to the workplace, but a senior minister confirms his own plan may fall over.
PM ‘dared’ business to leave: Albo
Scott Morrison has been accused of ‘daring’ businesses to leave the country with a key industry on the verge of booming.
‘Heavyweight fight’: Albo draws battlelines
The first battlelines of the federal election have been drawn, with Anthony Albanese promising a ‘heavyweight title fight’ with Scott Morrison over workers’ rights.
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