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ANU research says one in three families will be worse off under the Federal Government's planned changes to child care.
Lawler quits after near-year's leave
Fair Work Commission (FWC) vice-president Michael Lawler has resigned, ending a long-running legal dispute and leaving a big bill for time on leave.
More broad PS strikes planned
Union workers across areas including Medicare, Centrelink, Child Support, the Tax Office, the Bureau of Meteorology, the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet and the Bureau of Statistics are going on strike again.
NBN builders test better tech
Leaked reports suggest the company building the National Broadband Network has investigated a new kind of fibre-to-the-premises technology.
NT teachers claim Gonski grift
The NT education union has grilled the Government on where $272 million of funding is being spent.
PM's people shoot down pay deal
Staff in Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s own department have emphatically rejected the latest enterprise agreement.
Unions move to form mega-front
Two of Australia’s largest and most powerful unions are one step closer to merging.
Leaks speak of huge lag on NBN
The National Broadband Network (NBN) is not going to meet its rollout targets, according to a leaked report.
Anti-Safe-Schools brigade growing
The Prime Minister is under more pressure from the Neolithic faction of the LNP.
Final years campaign maintained
The Australian Education Union is ramping up its efforts to secure needs-based school funding.
Drones, subs and billions more in Defence paper
Australia will spend nearly $30 billion on new planes, submarines, soldiers and other military matters after the release of the Defence White Paper today.
Security post threatens standing agreement
Liberal backbencher Andrew Nikolic is lining up to chair the Joint Intelligence Committee, but Labor says his “extreme right wing” views should disqualify him from the post.
Weather-heads reject sub-par pay
Staff at the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) have become the latest to reject a bargaining agreement that their union says is framed by the Government’s “harsh and unworkable public sector bargaining policy”.
Anti-animal-torture bill expected
Labor is preparing a bill that would ban animal testing for cosmetics in Australia.
Science cuts starting to get stupid
Labor, Greens and independent politicians have gathered to stop the latest attack on Australian science.
Expert chips at IA's big plan
Infrastructure Australia (IA) has put out a 15-year plan for 93 major projects that it says will only be possible after big changes.
Morrison moves to pin down local profits
Multinational companies that avoid paying tax on Australian earnings could soon be forced to sell their assets.
Concern raised as jab rates drop
New figures show Australia is slacking off on immunisation, and could be putting people at risk.
Logging grift hollowing out PNG
Papua New Guinea is suffering in the same way that many of its larger neighbours do – as big companies in major industries come up well short on their tax bill.
Public/private split shows need to commit
School funding increases before the Gonski reforms were skewed away from disadvantaged schools, the AEU says.
New pay deal sees some topping up
Some Commonwealth departments and agencies are moving to top-up employees’ pay packets after the Federal Government softened is bargaining arrangements.