Yesterday
The mining boom is back – and Australia is getting in its own way
Ironically, while Labor is making it harder for miners to do business, the government is also intervening to financially support mining.
Subcontractor banned in NSW just won government work in ACT
A subcontractor banned over suspected unpaid tax and involvement in the firebombing of a union official’s car picks up work on another taxpayer-funded project.
Samsung workers set for $475,000 bonus after deal to share AI profits
The Korean giant is set to become one of the world’s most profitable firms. Its semiconductor arm posted a 48-fold jump in profit for the March quarter.
This Month
‘It’s on the radar’: Premier’s investor warning on unions in Pilbara
WA’s Labor leader worries increasing industrial action in the mining region could lead companies to delay projects, or look overseas for other opportunities.
Landmark right-to-strike decision emboldens unions
The International Court of Justice has affirmed that workers’ right to strike is protected by international convention on freedom of association.
Ozempic maker accused of using sales bonuses to push off-label use
A former employee says pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk targeted him after he raised concerns the drug was being pushed for weight loss via incentives.
Childcare walkouts loom as budget exposes ‘pay cliff’
Childcare centres could be forced to close across the country over the Albanese government’s surprise failure to budget billions of dollars for pay rises.
Corporate leaders slam EY over ‘punitive’ parental leave clawback policy
Reserve Bank of Australia board director Carol Schwartz has questioned if EY Australia’s culture and leadership were “broken”.
Concern that ACTU is ‘blithe’ to inflation in wages claim
A senior economist on the minimum wage panel has questioned union claims that a 6 per cent increase will have little impact on broader wage claims.
Ex-cage fighter union official ruled unfit after alleged threats
A senior CFMEU official has been stripped of his right to enter building sites after officials saw CCTV footage of a work-site altercation.
STC saga spurred MSO into cancelling Gillham, court told
A former executive told the Federal Court the orchestra acted quickly to cancel the pianist’s contract to avoid a financial crisis like that faced by the theatre company.
‘No excuses’ for hundreds of public servants off injured who can work
NSW Industrial Relations Minister Sophie Cotsis says the number of public servants off injured but capable of working has halved, but hundreds are yet to return.
Two-week strike threatens to shut down Inpex LNG operations
Unions will kickstart a wave of strikes and work bans at Inpex’s Ichthys LNG export hub from next week amid a global energy crisis.
Forrest’s Fortescue goes to court to fight union bargaining
The company alleges mining unions are misusing their bargaining powers in what will be the first test of the laws introduced by the Albanese government in 2022.
‘I don’t trust them’: Gillham accused of misleading MSO on dedication
The concert pianist was examined over his credibility in the first day of hearings in the three-week trial.
Chalmers’ productivity pitch has a startup problem
Does the budget deliver the “broadest productivity push since the 1990s”, as claimed? The short answer: Labor is applying a scalpel to a problem that needs a sledgehammer.
Victorian teachers to get $150,000 a year under new deal
An in-principle deal between the union and Allan government gives public school teachers wage rises of up to 32 per cent over four years.
Stage fight: How a small recital engulfed the MSO in a firestorm
The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra argues Jayson Gillham took advantage of it and breached industry norms in its defence to his blockbuster legal suit.
Taxpayers spend $55,000 a week protecting union admin from underworld
The budget reveals the government is paying more than $9 million for the CFMEU administrator’s security, despite promises the union would bear the costs.
The Ansett insolvency veteran bracing for this year’s big downturn
KordaMentha’s CEO is capitalising on the PwC, Deloitte and Luke Sayers’ scandals, doubling his firm as clients move away from the big four consultants.
