'Global inflation has had an impact': PM's concession on economy
Anthony Albanese has defended Australia’s poor economic performance compared to other OECD countries, saying Australia has a lag compared to other countries.
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‘Irrelevant claims swayed Plibersek’
Tanya Plibersek’s court battle over the Blayney mine will see her accused of misusing heritage law to pursue an environmentalist agenda in a decision rife with ‘irrelevant considerations’.
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ALP mistake on wage theft criminal: bosses
Employers have attacked Labor’s tough new laws criminalising the deliberate underpayment of workers as a ‘sop to unions’ that would be used to threaten businesses ahead of the federal election.
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