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Labor tells wages umpire low-paid must not go backwards

The Albanese government will advocate for a wage lift that stops low-paid workers going backwards as business groups worry about higher wage bills.

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Australian employers say ‘excessive’ minimum wage rise in line with inflation could lead to recession

Claim comes as Albanese government argues Fair Work Commission should ‘ensure the real wages of Australia’s low-paid workers do not go backwards’

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Government appoints five union figures

The Albanese government has announced five union-linked appointments to the industrial umpire in a bid to "restore balance". The former Coalition

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Government appoints union figures to industrial umpire

Union-linked appointments have been made to the Fair Work Commission in a bid to restore balance, the Albanese government says.

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Australian War Memorial funding dwarfed that of other cultural institutions in Coalition’s final years

Memorial given more than $600m in last two years of Morrison government, as the nation’s peak collecting museums languished

The Guardian - AU

‘Simply about survival’: ACTU calls for 7% pay rise for lowest-paid workers to keep pace with inflation

Minimum hourly rate would rise to $22.88 – or $45,337 a year – if the Fair Work Commission grants the increase

The Guardian - AU

Burke hints at support for another big lift in minimum wage

The government has given its strongest indication yet of support for the minimum wages, as inflation continues to bite.

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Australia's cultural institutions are especially vulnerable to efficiency dividends: looking back at 35 years of cuts

In January the Albanese government launched a new arts policy, Revive. Among its measures was a commitment to exempt Australia’s seven national performing arts training organisations from the efficiency dividend.

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Temporary migrants to be granted more workplace rights

Greater labour protection will be afforded to temporary migrant workers in legislation to be introduced by the federal government.

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Peter Dutton proposes criminalisation of Nazi symbols after Tuesday’s question time stoush

Opposition attempts to move bill but possible expulsion of Moira Deeming from Liberals threatens to expose party faultlines

The Guardian - AU

Dutton calls for criminal ban on Nazi symbol display

The federal opposition has called on the government to ban the display of Nazi symbols by changing existing criminal laws.

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Scrap ‘punitive’ mutual obligation system for Australia’s jobseekers, job agency tells inquiry

Another key industry player suggested government should shut down the work-for-the-dole scheme

The Guardian - AU

Super changes could affect 10% of people retiring in 30 years, Labor reveals

Coalition accuses government of misrepresenting impact, while crossbenchers push to further tighten tax breaks for wealthy

The Guardian - AU

More super changes not on cards despite tax support

Tony Burke says public support for raising tax rates on high-end super balances does not mean more changes in the area are being considered.

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Silicosis issues to be with us for decades: minister

Tony Burke says issues stemming from potentially deadly silica-based products could be with Australians for 40 to 50 years.

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Tony Burke: Super account tax changes vital ‘to raise additional revenue’

Tony Burke has defended changes to taxes on superannuation, arguing tax concessions would soon cost more than the aged pension

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Treasurer defends superannuation change as 'modest'

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has hit out at opposition attacks on the government's superannuation tax changes, describing them as only modest.

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Review underway as workers pay a deadly price for cheaper engineered-stone bench tops

Many engineered-stone benchtops could soon be taken off the market as governments push ahead with plans to review a ban.

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Safe Work Australia asked to look at regulations needed to ban engineered stone over silicosis risk

Federal Workplace Relations Minister Tony Burke says he and other ministers have asked Safe Work Australia to look into what would be needed to put in place a ban on the material.

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Stonemason says silicosis risk can be managed as ministers meet to discuss ban

A Far North Queensland stonemason says there has never been a case of silicosis among his staff because his business insists on strict safety protocols. Workplace Relations Minister Tony Burke says if a ban is introduced it will not come into effect for at least 12 months.

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Unions issue ultimatum over deadly silica dust ban

A ban on the domestic use of silica over health fears is on the table at a meeting of federal, state and territory workplace ministers.

The Guardian - AU

Australia moves to fast-track ban on silica stone benchtops that cause fatal lung disease

Federal government hopes to draft ban to combat silicosis by end of year with support from states and territories

AAP

Ministers asked to fast-track ban on silica products

A ban on the domestic use of silica over health fears is on the table at a meeting of federal, state and territory workplace ministers.

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Culturally significant Mexican artefacts seized in Australia handed back to Mexico

A painting by a Mexican worker who was trapped in a mine and a tiny copper bowl caught the attention of Australian authorities, leading to the artefacts being returned to Mexico.

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Early childhood educators 'barely able to survive' on wages as workers call for action

Waitlists and demand for child care are on the rise in regional areas as educators increasingly leave the industry. Centres say it is a crisis and federal support is urgently needed.

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