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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.
- by David Crowe, Angus Thompson and Paul Sakkal
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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.
- by Tony Moore
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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.
- by David Crowe
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Government to appoint independent administrator for CFMEU
The advice to the government is that deregistering the CFMEU would not work because the union could continue to act against employers.
- by David Crowe, Ben Schneiders, Angus Thompson and Paul Sakkal
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Labor executive set to ban donations from Victorian CFMEU
The move is an attempt to cauterise the political damage over revelations of underworld infiltration into the scandal-plagued construction union.
- by Angus Thompson and Paul Sakkal
‘Everything on the table’: Burke weighs deregistration of CFMEU construction division amid revelations
Workplace Relations Minister Tony Burke has threatened deregistration if the union doesn’t clean house.
- by James Massola and Annika Smethurst
How momentum is growing for workers to get five weeks’ annual leave
The ACTU hopes more companies will introduce the extra five days off that could help build a case to the Fair Work Commission for all employers to follow.
- by Olivia Ireland
ACTU head Sally McManus silent on John Setka’s threats and insults
The militant unionist’s bid to oust former construction watchdog Stephen McBurney from his AFL job is backed in by his national CFMEU counterpart. But the ACTU chief refused to comment.
- by Angus Thompson and Andrew Wu
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Industrial relations
Private schools oppose right to disconnect for teachers
Some of the country’s most elite schools, like Sydney’s SCEGGS Darlinghurst and Melbourne’s Scotch College, want to retain the “flexibility” they require from staff.
- by Olivia Ireland
Shorten’s $310,000-a-year writer behind at least 170 speeches – but no zingers
Senate estimates revealed that Julianne Stewart, a speechwriter for former prime ministers, was hired by government on a two-year contract valued at $620,000.
- by Olivia Ireland
Albo’s open for business: The companies the prime minister keeps
A copy of the Anthony Albanese’s diary, released under freedom of information, shows the prime minister has plenty of time for the big end of town.
- by Kishor Napier-Raman and Noel Towell