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New home affairs minister Tony Burke heads to Indonesia to tackle terrorism and people smuggling

Tony Burke is flying to Indonesia, within hours of being sworn into the home affairs portfolio, for talks on security issues including countering terrorism and people smuggling.

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Pat Conroy promises bigger voice for Hunter in federal cabinet

The MP is the Hunter's first cabinet member in 11 years.

Newcastle Herald

Advocates, refugees hope for new page in immigration

Asylum-seekers are banking on a cabinet reshuffle helping their legal fight, as refugee and migrant advocates praise the outgoing immigration minister.

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Ministers aren’t the problem at a shrinking Home Affairs

Changing ministers at Home Affairs won’t fix its problems, especially when Labor wants effective management of our visa system.

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Tony Burke wins Home Affairs

In the latest cabinet reshuffle, the prime minister has entrusted Tony Burke with both Home Affairs and Immigration, and Australian athletes already have four gold medals at the Olympics.

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PM welcomes new ministry as he sharpens election pitch

As Anthony Albanese's new cabinet sits for the first time, he says going two years into the first term without a reshuffle is a testament to stability.

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View from The Hill: Albanese appoints Tony Burke to neutralise immigration issues and sends Clare O'Neil to grapple with housing crisis

Anthony Albanese is seeking to neutralise the difficult issues in immigration and former detainees by appointing Tony Burke, a strong political performer, into the challenging Home Affairs portfolio.

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Albanese clears out entire home affairs ministry in election-ready cabinet reshuffle

Clare O’Neil and Andrew Giles axed as Tony Burke steps into home affairs role and also takes on role of immigration minister

The Guardian - AU

Shortland MP Pat Conroy promoted to Albanese government cabinet

The reshuffle was announced on Sunday afternoon

Newcastle Herald

New watchdog needed to weed out ‘toxic elements’ in CFMEU, independent MP says

Zoe Daniel says previous body set up by Coalition to oversee unions was ‘so politicised’ that it could not be effective

The Guardian - AU

'Rotten culture': concerns takeover won't fix union

Business groups are calling for an independent regulator to address allegations of criminal conduct plaguing the construction industry and the powerful CFMEU.

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Alleged crime links and the CFMEU: what to know about the political furore over the construction union

Cut off from Labor, criminal allegations and branches under independent administration. Inside the CFMEU’s dramatic week

The Guardian - AU

Grattan on Friday: it’s good to put administrators into the CFMEU – but how do you prevent future crops of bad apples?

Former leading Canberra press gallery journalist, Laurie Oakes, now retired, had a cut-through question about the government’s response this week to the CFMEU crisis.

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CFMEU suffers labor pains as ALP turns on the blowtorch

National and state Labor parties will no longer accept donations from the CFMEU's construction arm as it breaks links with the troubled union.

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Afternoon Update: AFP asked to investigate CFMEU; arrest made over resort deaths; and grocery swaps to help the planet

Tony Burke asks federal police to investigate corruption allegations against union

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Labor wants to put the construction union into administration, but last year it axed the cop on the beat. That doesn’t look wise

The government has backed a move by the Fair Work Commission to place the construction division of the Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union (CFMEU) into administration.

The Guardian - AU

AFP asked to investigate CFMEU corruption allegations as ACTU suspends union’s construction and general division

Tony Burke’s request to federal police comes as he vows to ‘take action’ after Nine investigation into construction division of union

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Fair Work Commission moves to appoint administrators into construction division of CFMEU

The Fair Work Commission’s general manager, Murray Furlong, is moving to appoint administrators into the construction division of the CFMEU, following a string of allegations of nefarious behaviour.

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Lee calls for ACT donation halt, suspended affiliation during CFMEU probe

Opposition says Andrew Barr's response was 'weak'.

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Labor ‘clearly afraid’ of backlash after taking Islamic community for granted, Muslim Votes Matter says

Exclusive: Muslim voters are ‘grossly underrepresented at all levels of government’, Ghaith Krayem says

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Qld freezes talks with union as Vic allegations unfold

No further meetings will proceed between the construction union and Queensland's Labor government while serious allegations develop interstate.

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View from The Hill: If it’s serious about CFMEU, Labor should decline its money

Listening to the politicians and union leaders, one could be forgiven for thinking Nine’s Nick McKenzie and his journalist colleagues were the only ones aware of the nefarious activities in the CFMEU.

The Guardian - AU

Union’s response to allegations ‘falls short’, minister says – as it happened

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Donald Trump assassination attempt condemned

Leaders around the world have condemned the attempt on Donald Trump’s life, and Tony Burke has said he could deregister the construction division of the CFMEU if union misconduct isn’t addressed.

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CFMEU officials yet to be stood down over allegations

The union movement is pushing back against efforts to de-register the CFMEU but no individuals have yet been stood down over allegations of criminal links.

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