Green tape, Middle East conflict ‘stifle Aussie exporters’
Environmental standards and soaring labour costs are the among the key factors weakening international competitiveness for Australian exporters.
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Police investigate ‘unknown substance’ sent to Israel embassy
ACT police are investigating an incident at the Israeli embassy on Tuesday after an ‘unknown substance’ was found at the premises in Canberra.
Sexual harassment explodes among young LGBTQ people at work
Nearly 80 per cent of gay and transgender young people have been sexually harassed at work, according to a landmark national study that has revealed 30 per cent of those who faced harassment were told a sexual assault could ‘fix’ them.
Albanese’s Praetorian Guard goes fishing to save votes from Plibersek’s ‘long game’
Anthony Albanese’s left-faction lieutenants have met with Tasmanian leaders concerned that Tanya Plibersek could shut down the state’s $1.36bn salmon industry, as ALP figures say the Environment Minister is ready to ‘play the long game’ against the PM.
Social ban done, now to make it happen
Testing with teenagers for Labor’s world-first ban of social media will begin in coming months, as parents and child safety advocates hail the passing of the new law as a ‘reclamation of childhood’.
Labor threatens deal with Greens on electoral reforms
Anthony Albanese has declared openness to changing signature electoral reforms after the Labor government pulled its legislation on Thursday.
Albanese’s agenda cleared as Labor prepares for election
Anthony Albanese has cleared the decks for a fresh agenda ahead of next year’s election, using the final full day of parliament to ram through more than 30 pieces of legislation.
PM to shelve bid for new green watchdog
Anthony Albanese is unlikely to establish an environmental watchdog before the election, after the nation’s biggest employers raised concerns of a ‘secret deal’ between Tanya Plibersek and the Greens.
Dreyfus ‘has power to ignore ICC warrants’
The Attorney-General has refused to answer questions over whether he would exercise his powers to ignore the International Criminal Court’s arrest warrants against Israeli leaders.
Call for probe into ‘whitewashing’ racism
Senators Lidia Thorpe and Mehreen Faruqi have declared parliament is guilty of ‘whitewashing’ and ‘white supremacy’, but have not explicitly mentioned anti-Semitism for an inquiry into racism.
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