Watt mandate? Business hits back at minister
Workplace Relations Minister Murray Watt has dismissed calls from corporate Australia for a roll back of its contentious industrial relations overhaul, deepening the division between business and Labor.
Jack Quail
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ACTU admonishes Australia-UAE trade pact
Citing concerns over the gulf state’s abysmal record on workers’ rights, the peak union body slammed the trade agreement which grants the UAE preferential access to Australia’s exports.
Shorten blasts ex-chief over Robodebt
Bill Shorten has denounced former high-ranking public servant Kathryn Campbell, lashing her for launching “a furious tirade blaming everyone else” after she accused him of politicising the Robodebt saga.
Coalition MPs press Dutton for vow on tax cuts
Coalition MPs are pushing the Opposition Leader to promise generous income tax cuts at the next election, with some arguing for an adoption of the original Morrison government stage three reform.
Status quo: Coalition withdraws from RBA board overhaul
Opposition finance spokeswoman Jane Hume has declared the Coalition is content with sticking with the RBA’s current single-board arrangement, despite its previous enthusiasm for a sweeping review.
Robodebt reckoning: ‘I was their scapegoat’
Former top public servant Kathryn Campbell believes she was ‘set up as the scapegoat’ over the Robodebt scandal and launched a blistering attack against a top-level investigation into her conduct.
Self-funded retirees, part-pensioners to pay more under Labor changes
Labor’s overhaul of Australia’s aged care system will force self-funded retirees and part-time pensioners to pay more for residential services.
Union blast for RBA over ‘jobs market too hot’
Union leaders have accused the Reserve Bank of signalling that ‘workers should get the sack’ after its chief economist Sarah Hunter said the labour market was still too tight and driving inflation.
Greens hold the cards on reforms
Jim Chalmers has dealt in the Greens to break the impasse over his stalled overhaul of the Reserve Bank, with the minor party demanding the Treasurer broaden his power to overrule interest rates decisions.
Irate farmers flock to parliament
Thousands of farmers have gathered in Canberra to protest against the live sheep export ban and other Albanese government policies.
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