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Albo banking on refreshed team after two ministers retire
Anthony Albanese is set to unveil his new look front bench on Sunday and he is counting on the refreshed ministry to secure Labor a second term in power.
‘Mistake’: Lidia Thorpe says Dusty’s bikie uncle can’t be deported as he’s Aboriginal
Outspoken Victorian senator Lidia Thorpe says the pending deportation of former bikie boss Dean Martin — her ex-boyfriend and the uncle of Richmond champion Dustin — is a “mistake” as he is Indigenous.
Victorians stung as power prices jump 43 per cent
A huge rise in wholesale power prices has caused pain for Victorian businesses as a report reinforces the importance of gas to keep the lights on after the lowest winds in seven years.
Major report reveals Coalition’s nuclear plan could work
Small modular reactors could form part of Australia’s “future low-carbon energy mix” a new report has found, despite claims from Energy Minister Chris Bowen.
‘They think it’s endless cash’: Anger at Big Build back pay demands
Construction companies working on Big Build projects are being told to back pay huge bills or risk being kicked off sites due to the new wage agreement for CFMEU members.
‘Until their house is cleaned’: Fed Labor halts donations from CFMEU
The federal Labor Party will stop taking donations from four state CFMEU branches, with one senior minister saying the ban is set to last “until their house is cleaned”.
Dozens of companies kicked off Big Build sites by CFMEU
Dozens of companies have been black-listed or kicked off taxpayer-funded construction sites because they were not aligned with the CFMEU, as new details emerge about the scandal-plagued union flexing its muscles in plain sight.
Calls for royal commission as pressure mounts on Allan to come clean on CFMEU claims
Victoria’s opposition leader has called for a royal commission into allegations of misconduct against the CFMEU as Jacinta Allan faces questions about when she was warned about bullying and corruption concerns.
CFMEU corruption allegations referred to police, IBAC
Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan has asked both police and the state’s corruption watchdog to investigate allegations of criminal conduct by CFMEU officials, the move coming as the militant union’s state branch was placed into administration.
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