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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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Captains of industry, unions sit at economic roundtable

Leaders from the business, union and welfare sectors will gather in Canberra to come up with ways to bolster Australia's flagging productivity levels.

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One in four young people in England have mental health condition, NHS survey finds

Rates are higher in young women as in young men and mental ill health up across age groups, study shows

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Unions hail pay boost for millions of low-paid workers

Workers on minimum award rates will be given one of the highest above-inflation pay increases in history to help redress falling living standards.

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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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Slight relief for borrowers after RBA slashes rates

The Reserve Bank's decision to cut interest rates by 25 basis points offers mortgage holders slight respite, but many are hoping for more substantial changes.

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Paper mill worker lockout ends after pay deal clinched

A pay deal stand-off at a paper and packaging mill has ended, with hundreds of workers returning to work after reaching an in-principle agreement.

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Rates stay on hold and hope for February cut revived

Long-awaited mortgage relief looks closer as the central bank takes another interest rate hike off the table and lays the groundwork for future cuts.

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‘Treating workers like robots’: Woolworths blamed for empty supermarket shelves as warehouse strikes continue

Stores in New South Wales, Victoria and the ACT affected as industrial action by up to 1,500 employees stretches into second week

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Labour hire workers in line for boost to wages

New laws requiring labour-hire workers to be paid the same as other employees have come into effect.

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Australia’s annual inflation sinks to 2.8%, the lowest rate in more than three years, increasing chance of rate relief

Electricity prices fell by 17.3% in the latest quarter, while automotive fuel also fell 6.7%, increasing the chance of near-term interest rate reductions

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