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New boss named to lead union movement after turbulence

Australia's new top trades union leader has been announced, following a surprise resignation several weeks ago.

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New head of Australian trade union movement named after Sally McManus steps down

Melissa Donnelly, the national secretary of the Community and Public Sector Union, will replace the outgoing ACTU head

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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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‘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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Labor and the Coalition must force Pauline Hanson to ‘please explain’ her policies if they are to win back voters

Her strongest supporters don’t care that her positions often don’t make sense, but first-time One Nation voters could swing back if the party faced more scrutiny

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Labor MPs have been handed new talking points – revealing a growing concern about One Nation

Labor and its trade union allies have shifted the focus of their rhetorical attacks, targeting Pauline Hanson as if she is the real opposition leader

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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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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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Be bold in May budget, roundtable guests urge Chalmers

It's too early to tell whether Jim Chalmers' productivity roundtable will result in meaningful change for Australia's economy. The May budget could be crucial.

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Is Tim Wilson an ‘inflation nutter’? Why the new shadow treasurer’s RBA comments are making waves

Liberal MP claims the Reserve Bank has been soft on inflation. Labor says questioning the RBA’s dual mandate amounts to a ‘plan for higher unemployment’

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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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Drug use is changing in England – with more adults showing signs of dependence

Drug use appears to be changing in England – both in the types of drugs people take and their potency, according to our latest survey of adult mental health and wellbeing.

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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

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Afternoon Update: Netanyahu doubles down on Albanese feud; wild weather in NSW; and is it ever OK to feed wildlife?

The Israeli PM ignored pleas from Australian Jewish groups to calm his feud with Anthony Albanese

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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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View from The Hill: Everyone wants a slice of the productivity action

It’s too early to make a judgement about how productive the government’s economic reform (also known as productivity) roundtable will be, but the fact it’s behind closed doors is making it a rather amorphous affair to follow.

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AI doom, nature laws and solving the housing problem: five takeaways from day two of economic reform roundtable

Jim Chalmers says ‘a useful consensus’ is emerging in several key reform areas

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Four-day work week? Six weeks of holidays? Australians have a choice about how to bank productivity gains

A four-day working week may not be on the agenda now, but the great thing about stronger productivity growth is it gives us more choice over how we want to live our lives

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Politics with Michelle Grattan: union boss Sally McManus on the push for shorter work hours in the age of AI

Sitting beside Treasurer Jim Chalmers at next week’s three-day economic reform roundtable will be a handpicked list of invited business, policy and union “thought leaders” – all coming with their own ideas for what needs to change.

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'Not right': Australia urged to wind back tax breaks

Reforms to Australia's tax system have been politically risky, but without urgent action, home ownership could be out of reach for the nation's workers.

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