Mining bosses dig in over ‘extreme’ workplace laws
The mining industry has warned the prime minister against taking the sector for granted and pushing investment elsewhere with "extreme" workplace laws.
unions
Teacher pay offer ‘one step forward, two steps back’
NSW teachers are demanding an enduring commitment to higher salaries and reduced workloads as they criticise the state government's four-year pay offer.
Truckies hit the road to demand transport reforms
Transport workers have taken to major cities to demand the federal government implement better standards following a spate of workers' deaths.
construction and property
health and safety at work
housing and urban planning
politics
unions
work relations
Union wants super profits tax to pay for social housing
A union boss is challenging the federal government to think big and slap a super profits tax on big businesses to pay for social housing.
Workers left in lurch as labour hire firm loses licence
Fruit pickers and farm workers across two states will be found new jobs after a federal decision over what unions say amounts to modern slavery.
Health workers’ pay offer won’t cost taxpayers extra
Aged care workers, hospital staff and allied health professionals in NSW are being offered an extra $67 a week after a public stoush with the state government.
Interstate deals could guide NSW workers’ next pay rise
NSW has been warned it could add to inflation as experts consider whether the state should look at interstate deals to guide its public sector wage increases.
Aussie filming stalls over US actors’ strike
Actors have called "cut" on the filming of a movie in Australia as the cast stand in solidarity with striking Hollywood colleagues.
‘Unjustified’ toll hike fuels cost of living crisis
Transurban will increase road tolls almost 4 per cent, which the transport unions says will burden motorists during the cost of living crisis.
Victoria swings axe to fell native logging industry
The Victorian government will phase out native timber logging in 2024 and has announced a transition package in the state budget.
Rubbish piles up as garbo strikes spread across country
Bins will go uncollected in Sydney and Geelong as Cleanaway garbos turn down a "very competitive" pay and condition offer and call for government intervention.
Rubbish workers to strike in Sydney and Victoria
Waste collection workers across parts of Victoria and Sydney will walk off the job on Wednesday over lost overtime, extended rosters and safety issues.
Legislative change if High Court rules for Qantas
Labor senator Tony Sheldon, an ex-TWU national secretary, said if the High Court court ruled in favour of Qantas the government will respond with legislation.
Glass smashed as thousands rally in union protests
Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union members have marched through the nation's major cities calling for change.
Union boss’ estranged wife in court on kill plot charge
The estranged wife of construction union boss John Sekta has faced court over allegations she conspired to murder him.
Peak union wants wage boost for lowest-paid workers
More than two million workers on minimum and award wages should get a seven per cent pay rise to keep up with the rising cost of living, the ACTU argues.
Calls to protect payments following builder collapse
Advocates have called for federal reforms to protect worker payments following the collapse of prominent construction companies.
Nurses to sue NSW government over staff shortages
Nurses are taking the NSW government to court using examples of staff shortages they say deprive patients of adequate care.
Garbo strike leaves Sydney stewing in its own stench
Striking garbage workers have left 35,000 bins uncollected in inner-Sydney, wreaking havoc on residents' sense of smell and hygiene.
Paper shortage pressures school stationery
Paper companies are scrambling to source foreign white paper after a lack of domestic timber supply dented production at Australia's only white paper mill.
Public holiday call as SA survey launched
An influential union has called for Easter Sunday to become a public holiday in South Australia as residents of the state are urged to have their say.
Workplace rule changes become law
The federal government's workplace relations changes, which will introduce multi-employer bargaining, have been waved through parliament.
Workplace law overhaul comes to a head
The government is pushing to have its workplace law overhaul passed by Christmas, saying it will get wages moving and ease cost of living pressures.
Union call to ban engineered stone imports
Australia's main construction union wants the federal government to ban imports of engineered stone, which have been linked to deadly lung disease silicosis.
PM to tell unions to push ahead on wages
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will address the International Trade Union Confederation's 5th World Congress in Melbourne on Monday.
AWU sued over membership numbers
The Australian Workers' Union is facing possible penalties, accused of inflating its numbers by neglecting to remove non-paying members from its register.
coal
economy, business and finance
electricity production and distribution
energy
politics (general)
unions
Qld residents assured on power supply
One of Queensland's newest coal power stations is slowly bringing half its generation units back online after a series of equipment failures this week.
Qld BHP workers launch industrial action
Workers at four BHP-Mitsubishi Alliance coal mines in central Queensland have launched industrial action in a dispute over job security.
More disruption ahead for NSW commuters
The Rail, Tram and Bus Union is ramping up its industrial campaign and warning NSW commuters to brace for more widespread disruptions to train services.
Qld coal miners plan action over pay deal
Workers at four BHP-Mitsubishi Alliance coal mines in Queensland have voted to take industrial action over job security provisions in a fresh pay agreement.
NSW essential workers fed up: survey
More than nine in 10 public sector workers in NSW believe their salaries are stagnating, while a quarter want leave the state, a new survey has found.