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ABC switches to BBC programming as staff walk off the job for 24-hour strike https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/mar/25/abc-staff-strike #AustralianBroadcastingCorporation #AustralianMedia #IndustrialRelations #AustralianTradeUnions #AustraliaNews #Media #AustralianTelevision #Radio
ABC switches to BBC programming as staff walk off the job for 24-hour strike

Managing director Hugh Marks says broadcaster will not back down on workers’ demands despite severe disruption to television, radio and digital

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World news | The GuardianMar 24
Victoria teachers strike: warning of further action as 35,000 rally and hundreds of schools cancel classes https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/mar/24/victoria-teachers-strike-aeu-education-union-public-schools-closed-classes-cancelled #Victoria #Schools #AustralianEducation #VictorianPolitics #AustraliaNews #IndustrialRelations #AustralianTradeUnions
Teachers in Victoria strike for first time in 13 years, with classes cancelled at about 500 public schools

Australian Education Union members to rally outside state parliament in dispute over pay and conditions

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World news | The GuardianMar 9
After-hours work emails should mean Australians get a four-day work week, union tells government https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/mar/10/four-day-work-week-australia-union-employment-standards-review #IndustrialRelations #AustralianTradeUnions #WorklifeBalance #AnthonyAlbanese #AustraliaNews #LaborParty
After-hours work emails should mean Australians get a four-day work week, union tells government

Australian Services Union, which represents more than 135,000 workers, also calls for ‘roster justice’ rules

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World news | The GuardianFeb 18
Victorian attorney general lambasts integrity expert over ‘unfounded claim’ CFMEU corruption cost taxpayers $15bn https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/feb/18/victorian-attorney-general-lambasts-integrity-expert-over-unfounded-claim-cfmeu-corruption-cost-taxpayers-15bn #AustralianTradeUnions #VictorianPolitics #Victoria #AustraliaNews
Victorian attorney general lambasts integrity expert over ‘unfounded claim’ CFMEU corruption cost taxpayers $15bn

Rotting from the Top report author Geoffrey Watson says ‘personal attacks’ from Labor government ministers have ‘crossed a line’

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World news | The GuardianJan 3
Union calls for end to tax breaks that make Australian housing ‘a vehicle for hoarding wealth’ https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jan/04/amfu-union-end-capital-gains-tax-negative-gearing-australia-house-prices #Housing #Tax #AustraliaNews #AustralianTradeUnions #LaborParty
Union calls for end to tax breaks that make Australian housing ‘a vehicle for hoarding wealth’

Manufacturing workers union wants capital gains tax discount to be reduced and then phased out and an effective end to negative gearing

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Opinion | The Guardian USAug 16, 2025
Australia is facing an existential tsunami. But Jim Chalmers’ economic roundtable risks putting lipstick on a dinosaur | Julianne Schultz https://www.theguardian.com/business/commentisfree/2025/aug/17/australia-is-facing-an-existential-tsunami-but-jim-chalmers-economic-roundtable-risks-putting-lipstick-on-a-dinosaur #Australiantradeunions #Australianpolitics #Australianeconomy #Australianews #JimChalmers #Laborparty #Business
Australia is facing an existential tsunami. But Jim Chalmers’ economic roundtable risks putting lipstick on a dinosaur

Bob Hawke excelled at finding the middle ground. Can it be found with a treasurer urging boldness and a more cautious PM?

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Opinion | The Guardian USAug 15, 2025
The ultra-wealthy have exploited Australia’s tax system for too long. It’s time to ensure everyone pays their fair share | Sally McManus https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/aug/16/the-ultra-wealthy-have-exploited-australias-tax-system-for-too-long-its-time-to-ensure-everyone-pays-their-fair-share #Australiantradeunions #Australianpolitics #Australianeconomy #Australianews #Laborparty #Business
The ultra-wealthy have exploited Australia’s tax system for too long. It’s time to ensure everyone pays their fair share

When the very wealthy pay less tax than a bus driver or an aged care worker, something is very wrong

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Opinion | The Guardian USAug 12, 2025
Can AI deliver economic nirvana? Only if workers can monitor and shape how it’s used | Peter Lewis https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/aug/13/can-ai-deliver-economic-nirvana-only-if-workers-can-monitor-and-shape-how-its-used #Artificialintelligence(AI) #ProductivityCommission #Australiantradeunions #Technologysector #Australianews #Productivity #Technology
Can AI deliver economic nirvana? Only if workers can monitor and shape how it’s used

It is only when technology augments human capability that genuine productivity is achieved

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Opinion | The Guardian USJun 30, 2025
How can Australians make sure AI delivers on its hype? By proudly embracing our inner luddite | Peter Lewis https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/commentisfree/2025/jul/01/ai-hype-artificial-intelligence-power-dynamics #Artificialintelligence(AI) #Australiantradeunions #Essentialpoll #Australianews #Productivity #Technology
How can Australians make sure AI delivers on its hype? By proudly embracing our inner luddite

We distrust artificial intelligence but it’s not so much about being anti-technology as being cognisant of the power dynamics at play

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Climate crisis | The GuardianJul 16, 2024
News live: Tony Abbott doubts Australian political assassination ‘imminent’; Bowen warns of coal’s threat to power grid reliability https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2024/jul/17/australia-news-live-minns-nsw-labor-cfmeu-construction-arm-victoria-wong-mh17-memorial #Greenhousegasemissions #Australiantradeunions #Industrialrelations #Australianpolitics #Australianews #NewSouthWales #Climatecrisis #Airtransport #Nuclearpower #Environment #Laborparty #ChrisMinns #Coalition #PennyWong
News live: Tony Abbott doubts Australian political assassination ‘imminent’; Bowen warns of coal’s threat to power grid reliability

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