Christmas threatened over ports lockout
A lockout of some 580 workers by the nation's biggest tugboat operator is threatening to disrupt ports across Australia in the lead-up to Christmas.
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NSW govt sues nurses union over strikes
The NSW government is seeking court-ordered penalties over allegedly unauthorised strikes by health staff in February and March this year.
NSW nurses walk off job, demand more staff
Nurses and midwives across NSW have walked off the job for 24 hours to call for extra staff after their union warned patients risked gambling with their health.