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Will Albanese deliver on promises to workers?
Australian unions are facing a backlash from employers following the election of the Anthony Albanese Labor government which came to power with a mandate to reform industrial relations and restore balance, reports TONY BURKE
AT LONG LAST: Australia Prime Minister Anthony Albanese addresses the Parliament in Canberra, as his government announces a new funding of £244 to improve the lives of Australia’s original inhabitants. ‘Closing the gap as a top priority for my government,’ Albanese said
Taking a brief look at who the US president surrounds himself with reveals a team dedicated to the complete erasure of Palestine, not justice and civil rights for its people, writes TERRY HANSEN
As the Global Leaders’ Meeting on Women begins in Beijing, it’s clear that China has fulfilled its commitments set 30 years ago and delivered amazing progress in women's education and equality, writes YU BOKUN
Following comments made by Robert Jenrick about the people of Handsworth, the TUC, together with 12 trade unions representing members who live and work in the area, have issued a joint letter calling for the Conservative Party to take immediate action
With the rise of Reform and the flag-raising phenomenon, it’s hard not to recall my family’s struggles with racism, from Teddy Boys attacking my pregnant mother to me being told to ‘go back to the jungle’ at only five years old, writes ROGER MCKENZIE
The move to restrict exports of the important rare earth metals that China has a 90% monopoly on has provoked Trump to declare a 100% tariff on Chinese exports and other retaliatory measures, reports DYLAN MURPHY
PRIOR to the election of Labor’s Anthony Albanese in May 2022, the previous right-wing government under Scott Morrison had no interest in consulting workers and unions, and consequently, there was no balance.
That situation is now reversed, with the Albanese government recreating the tripartite bodies which used to be a hallmark of Australian government but which had been abolished under the Morrison and Liberal Party governments.
“Employer Organisations which enjoyed special access to Morrison and his government are bleating like distressed sheep,” says Andrew Dettmer the president of the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union (AMWU).
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