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Anthony Albanese grilled over CFMMEU in testy first question time as PM

Anthony Albanese had a tough first question time as PM on Wednesday with little sign of the hoped-for return to civility on the floor of Parliament.

The New Daily

Killing off the building watchdog may not be the win unionists want

Australia’s controversial building industry watchdog is earmarked for the chopping block. But federal industrial relations minister Tony Burke has started by pulling a few of its teeth.

The Conversation

Govt attacked over scrapping of ABCC

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has used the first Question Time of the new parliament to attack the government over the abolition of the construction watchdog.

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Zoe Daniel and Sally Sitou call for climate action in first speeches to parliament – as it happened

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The Coalition’s union-busting building watchdog was a disaster for productivity

The whole purpose of the Australian Building and Construction Commission was to lift productivity in the construction sector. It’s been a spectacular failure.

Crikey

Government pulls teeth of Australian Building and Construction Commission

The government this week will take the first step in killing off the controversial Australian Building and Construction Commission by stripping back its powers “to the bare legal minimum”.

The Conversation

Unions warn Tony Burke against potential debate on the better-off-overall test

Workplace relations minister says he will ‘take some convincing’ on industrial relations changes as he announces gutting of building watchdog

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Government winds back Australian Building and Construction Commission's powers to 'bare legal minimum'

The Australian Building and Construction Commission's powers will be stripped back within days, in a federal government move to dump what it describes as "ridiculous" rules.

ABC News

Building watchdog powers to be reduced

Workplace Relations Minister Tony Burke will decrease the powers of the building industry watchdog before the federal government moves to scrap it completely.

AAP

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