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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Sally McManus on how AI could force future cuts to HECS debts and work hours

The country’s top two union leaders, Australian Council of Trade Union (ACTU) secretary Sally McManus and president Michelle O'Neil, announced last week they’re stepping down from their roles by the end of the year.

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After a decade leading the ACTU, what is the legacy of Sally McManus and Michele O'Neil?

Australia’s union movement, representing around 1.6 million workers, will have two new leaders by the end of this year, in a surprise move only revealed to key union figures on Monday.

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PM praises Sally McManus and Michele O’Neil as ‘giants’ as they resign from ACTU

Secretary and president of Australian Council of Trade Unions announced surprise departures on Monday evening

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ACTU bosses step down for post-CFMEU renaissance

ACTU leaders have stepped down from their roles, saying a new generation is needed to bring the union movement through a turbulent era.

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New Victorian premier Ben Carroll says ‘I will do things differently’ – as it happened

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Pressure is growing inside Labor to properly tax gas exports. Here’s what a 25% tax could pay for

A change in the ALP’s platform signals the fight to get a fair return for our resources is not over

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‘Servants To The Tech Lords’: What Albanese’s AI Plan Really Means For Workers

Anthony Albanese’s “world‑leading” AI plan promises tougher rules and big investment. Unions and creatives say they’re encouraged.

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ACTU boss backs Wambo workers amid pay stoush lockout

The ACTU is calling for changes to the laws that allow companies to lockout workers without pay.

Newcastle Herald

Extra annual leave, roster 'justice' urged for workers

Unions are pushing for workers to get five weeks of annual leave and an overhaul of how rosters are managed, as workers "suffer" from unfair conditions.

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WorkChoices helped end John Howard’s leadership. The policy’s ghost still haunts the Liberals

WorkChoices marked one of the great turning points of the Howard era. It accelerated the unravelling of a decade-long Coalition government, handed Labor a potent election weapon, and led the most successful union campaigns in modern Australian political history.

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Unions urge five per cent pay rise as inflation bites

Employer groups warn a pay rise above inflation for minimum wage earners would only tip more fuel onto the fire as rising petrol prices worry the Reserve Bank.

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Never waste a fuel crisis: the Albanese government must seize the moment and start taxing gas companies

A failure to respond to soaring energy prices and act in the May budget could make voters turn their anger toward the federal government

The Guardian - AU

Even if Australians won an extra week of leave, we’d need to make sure they could take it

Do your holidays always feel too short? Or are you a parent struggling to juggle the demands of school holidays with the leave you’re allowed to take?

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Unions demand an extra week of annual leave for workers

An extra week of annual leave would add two per cent to employment costs but reduce employee turnover and time lost to injury and stress, unions say.

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Australia’s most costly anti-climate policy hits taxpayers for $30m a day as calls mount to wind back fuel tax credits

The government will hand over $10.8bn this financial year under the scheme that makes it cheaper for miners and other industries to use diesel and petrol

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Labor luminary takes aim at housing tax breaks

Tax concessions for property investors are driving inequality and should be wound back, one of the key architects of the Hawke-Keating reforms says.

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Unions set sights on pay rises, threaten strike action

Workers are more ready to strike than ever before, unions say, as they push for above-inflation pay rises to help members with high housing costs.

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Rent, Mortgages, Groceries: How Today’s RBA Rate Hike Hits Young Aussies

A new RBA rate hike is set to push up mortgages. We explain what the decision actually means for young Australians.

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AAP

Unions call for capital gains rethink as approvals fall

Choppy progress on housing supply is hurting affordability, as calls mount for tax reform to take some heat out of property demand.

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Unions reach deal with tech giant on AI and workers

Workers will have a say in the rollout of AI through an agreement between a tech giant and unions that has been welcomed by industry and government.

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Albanese government flips on Pacific worker guarantee

The coalition has welcomed a backflip from the federal government which gives employers more flexibility while employing short-term Pacific workers.

AAP

Workers call for more involvement in AI adoption

Employers will need to invest in AI training and education, Reserve Bank governor Michele Bullock says, as workers replaced by the tech call for more support.

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This Actuate Therapeutics Analyst Begins Coverage On A Bullish Note; Here Are Top 3 Initiations For Tuesday

Top Wall Street analysts changed their outlook on these top names. For a complete view of all analyst rating changes, including upgrades, downgrades and initiations, please see our analyst ratings page.

The Guardian - AU

ACTU claims of agreement with tech firms over training AI dismissed by creative peak bodies

CEO of Australian Recording Industry Association says tech companies should simply comply with existing copyright law

AAP

Arts sector poised to benefit from AI content deal

Australian creatives would be paid for content used to train artificial intelligence under a model being hashed out by unions and business groups.

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