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Unions demand new wage theft tribunal as Labor vows to stop penalty rate changes

In a striking clash with Labor’s agenda, the Coalition will promise to slash taxes for small businesses.

  • David Crowe and Paul Sakkal

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(Clockwise from top left): Briony Scott, Jelena Dokic, Sally McManus,  Ita Buttrose 

The best bits of Fitz. My best chats of 2024

This year, I published 46 interviews in this space. These are the exchanges that most resonated with you, or most moved me, or turned out to be particularly prescient.

  • Peter FitzSimons
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.

  • Olivia Ireland
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.

  • Olivia Ireland
Luba Grigorovitch, Luke Hilakari, John Setka, Troy Gray and Christy Cain.

The backers who allowed John Setka’s rise to ultimate power

Five years ago, the head of Australia’s union movement demanded Setka’s resignation. What happened next allowed him to not only survive, but thrive.

  • Ben Schneiders
The CFMEU’s NSW branch joined Queensland in opposing government intervention in the scandal.

Labor-linked judge in government sights to take over CFMEU

Three sources familiar with conversations inside the government and union movement said NSW Supreme Court Justice Stephen Rothman was among candidates being discussed as a potential administrator.

  • Paul Sakkal, Angus Thompson and Ben Schneiders
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Union to go to war over bid to stamp out CFMEU corruption

Union officials have vowed to fight “to the ends of the earth” against federal government moves to appoint an administrator to oversee the scandal-plagued CFMEU.

  • David Crowe, Angus Thompson and Paul Sakkal
CFMEU state secretary Michael Ravbar organised protests against senior Labor MPs in Queensland over the industrial manslaughter laws.

Queensland union boss lashes out at Labor governments over CFMEU probe

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese had “panicked and soiled himself over some unproven allegations”, according to Queensland CFMEU boss Michael Ravbar.

  • Tony Moore
Anthony Albanese has defended his government’s response to allegations of criminal activity and standover tactics in the CFMEU.

This is not the time to flinch on union corruption

Will Labor look after households or protect its friends in the union movement? One way to tell will be whether it forces tainted officials out the door.

  • David Crowe

Corruption, crooks and kickback offers: What we know about the CFMEU scandal so far

The fallout from our investigation into the powerful construction union began on Friday, when long-time union boss John Setka resigned, before the first story had even been published.

  • David Estcourt

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