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Workplace Minister Murray Watt.

Workers who steal from their boss can be charged with theft. Now dishonest employers risk jail, fines

Landmark wage theft laws that come into effect on January 1 will make intentional underpayment of workers a crime across the nation.

  • Olivia Ireland

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The government installed an administrator in August to run the scandal-plagued union.

How the CFMEU scandal unfolded

Our reporting in the Building Bad series, now acknowledged with a Gold Walkley, came after work over 18 years by investigative journalists.

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The lap top at home became a way of life.

Yes, your boss is spying on you. Should there be a watchdog on that?

The ACTU is set on changing the regulation of worker surveillance, calling for a national AI authority that co-ordinates with government to protect workers.

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CFMEU administrator Mark Irving, KC, in his chambers on September 5.

‘Imminent death threat’: CFMEU administrator targeted as union schism deepens

Police have warned the CFMEU administrator of an imminent death threat, as the labour movement ruptures over the federal government’s efforts to stamp out criminality in the building industry.

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ACTU secretary Sally McManus avoids going out after the CFMEU fallout.

Black belt Sally McManus stares down safety threats from CFMEU fallout

Australian Council of Trade Unions secretary Sally McManus says she has changed her routines, lives between different locations and has taken police advice.

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Health Workers Union boss Diana Asmar has privately denied her involvement in a ghost printing scheme.

HWU chief ‘threatened to kill’ whistleblower over expense claims

The claim is revealed in court documents as part of the case to have the Victorian branch of the Health Services Union placed in the hands of an administrator.

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Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Richard Marles.

‘This would be embarrassing’: Deputy PM’s candidate for safe seat could be ‘rolled’

An internal fight over a safe Labor seat in Melbourne has spilled into public view as union-backed candidates go head-to-head.

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CFMEU administrator Mark Irving, QC, says this job will be his hardest.

CFMEU administrator takes aim at union’s ‘unpardonable sin’ and bosses paying bribes

Two weeks after taking on the toughest job of his life, Mark Irving says the union’s problems are worse than have been publicly reported.

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Former ACTU secretary Bill Kelty has issued a plea for unity in the labour movement.

Sparkies union plans Greens donation as ACTU legend issues unity plea

“I think unity is one of the most important things … you’ve got to sit down and talk with them to take them back,” former ACTU secretary Bill Kelty said.

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