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PM confident of Trump phone call after election outcome

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese plans to call Donald Trump to talk about US tariffs on Australian goods, if Labor wins the election.

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Greens accused of misleading voters with flyer in tightly contested Brisbane seat

Incumbent MP Max Chandler-Mather dismisses Labor’s criticism as sign of desperation from a party on the back foot in Griffithh

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Qantas labour hire workers due to land major pay rise

Hundreds of Qantas labour hire workers are set to receive a big pay rise under Labor's landmark "same job, same pay" reforms after a union deal.

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‘Scare campaign’ accusations, costings and more debates: watching the home stretch of the Australian election

The Coalition appears to be losing support, but the latest Essential poll shows 47% of voters on the fence, making the final 12 days crucial

The Guardian - AU

McKenzie accuses Watt of ‘lying’ over Medicare claims – as it happened

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Dutton 'dressed up as lamb' on working from home: Labor

Labor has promised to legislate penalty rate protections and is warning that the coalition will revive its dropped proposal to ban working from home.

AAP

Shocking animal cruelty claims as vets blow whistle on export abattoirs

On-plant vets are an international trade requirement - but dozens have now spoken out about what they claim is Australia’s lax oversight of the export meat industry

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Pledge to public servants as jobs cut fight flares

Thousands of public servants are being promised no major change to employment agreements if the coalition is elected as Labor pledges to keep everything as is.

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Australian exporters brace for immediate US tariffs on Trump’s ‘liberation day’

Government ministers still in the dark on tariffs as White House dangles hope of ‘good negotiation’ with president

The Guardian - AU

Airline labour hire flight attendants to get pay boost

The federal government is playing up the success of its 'same job, same pay' laws after a win by flight attendants working for labour hire firms.

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Labor rubbishes ‘reckless’ Coalition plan to crack down on CFMEU after latest allegations

Murray Watt says deregistering union’s construction division would jeopardise ongoing investigations and that new US-style laws are unnecessary

The Guardian - AU

Coalition promises Australian version of United States’ RICO act to target CFMEU

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has announced a Coalition government would introduce legislation, based on an American law used to pursue the Mafia, to enable police to target the “kingpins” of criminal organisations such as outlaw motorcycle gangs.

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Mafia-style laws mooted to stop construction 'rip-off'

The opposition wants US-style laws to jail organised crime bosses it says are pulling the strings of alleged construction sector corruption.

AAP

Labor vows to fight hard after massive WA election win

Federal Labor is eyeing off more seats in Western Australia and has pledged to fight hard to win them after Premier Roger Cook secured a landslide victory.

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Australia’s mutual obligation system is broken. Can apologies and reviews save it from suspension?

Senate estimates heard last week that IT failures meant more than $1.2m had to be repaid to some jobseekers and officials did not have ‘full confidence’ in the legality of the system

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AUKUS deal safe despite Trump's acronym stumble: PM

Anthony Albanese has downplayed suggestions the AUKUS alliance was under threat after Donald Trump appeared to not know what it was.

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View from The Hill: the mud flies, but will the voters take much notice?

In these scrappy days before the prime minister announces the election date, the mud and the personal insults are flying, despite the politicians knowing voters hate this sort of thing.

AAP

Dutton accuses PM of peddling 'dirt' on share purchases

Attempts to use Peter Dutton's decades-old financial records against him reflect poorly on the federal government, the opposition leader says.

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Peter Dutton denies having access to sensitive information as Labor questions personal investments

Liberals decry government ‘dirt unit’ as Labor scrutiny leads to fiery clash during Senate estimates

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Pacific worker labour scheme wage boost changes delayed

Changes to the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility Scheme that would have boosted the wages of some workers has been pushed back to 2026 as it is reviewed.

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Officials dodge questions about caravan explosives

Questions relating to a caravan discovered by police containing explosives have been swatted away over fears the investigation could be compromised.

AAP

Government opposes push to slash penalty rates

A stoush is brewing over Australia's lowest-paid workers as the federal government fights a proposal to wind back penalty rates.

The Guardian - AU

Wong says she expressed ‘importance of Oscar Jenkins’ condition’ to Russian foreign minister – as it happened

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Migrant worker anguish behind Australia's meat industry

Overseas workers employed by the Australian meat processing industry have their freedoms restricted, work long hours and do unpaid labour, a snapshot shows.

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Hope for end to wage theft as laws come into force

Criminal penalties for employers who deliberately underpay workers have come into effect, with hopes they will deter bosses from engaging in the practice.

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