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On the surface, it seems as if employers have all the power right now. Employee retention is high and continuing to rise, with unstable economic conditions and the worsening cost of living crisis meaning workers are reluctant to take the risk of jumping between jobs. This has resulted in a major power shift within the […]

The government is trailing the Coalition on a two-party-preferred basis for a second consecutive month, according to fresh polling data. The AFR/Freshwater Strategy poll published on Sunday showed the Coalition ahead by 51 per cent to 49 per cent, reinforcing expectations of a Labor minority government after the next election. Fifty-nine per cent of the […]

The long running defamation battle between senator Linda Reynolds and her former staff Brittany Higgins will enter its third week in the WA Supreme Court on Monday. Senator Reynolds is suing Ms Higgins and her husband David Sharaz over a number of social media posts the pair made in 2022 and 2023. The posts were […]

Falling iron ore prices and China’s struggling steel business could result in a $3 billion dent in the Australian economy, Treasurer Jim Chalmers warns. With iron ore prices closing at US$81.80/tonne on Thursday, the Treasury’s glide path estimate puts the global commodity below what it forecast it would be at the time of Budget. It’s […]

Three elderly neighbours locked in a two-year feud over a $5 million lottery win have had their case resolved in court. Sydney man Alan Way took legal action against his neighbours Mark Peter Bowling, 76, and Moya Posa, 89, in NSW Supreme Court after he claimed he was cut out of the multimillion-dollar earnings from […]

The Albanese Government is “hoping” for a “more productive” week as it tries to push a tranche of big ticket bills through the Senate, senior minister Katy Gallagher told reporters on Sunday. Both houses were abuzz with familiar shouting, taunting and postured chuckling as Parliament resumed last week, but little got done to clear the […]

State governments have put ink to paper and willow on leather to lock in key deals for the summer of cricket until the 2030/2031 season. In grandstand announcements on Sunday, the SCG New Year’s Test and MCG Boxing Day Test have been confirmed until 2030, with respective state funding deals which pull crowds and draw […]

A long-running analysis of 24,000 workers has found the right to not be on call all hours of the day and night boosts productivity and retention, a study has found. New federal “right to disconnect” laws will take effect on August 26, meaning staff are legally protected from being forced to take non-emergency calls and […]

A volunteer firefighter has died after he struck be a police car driven by an on-duty officer on Flinders Island, off the coast of Tasmania. The man, aged in his 60s, was walking on Lady Barron Road when he was struck by the vehicle about 9pm on Saturday, Tasmania Police said. The on-duty officer immediately […]

Aussie artists are in a struggle for survival. The first punch was Covid and now the country’s rolling cost-of-living crisis has pushed consumers to pull back their entertainment spend on everything from music festivals and comedy gigs to live theatre and cinemas. Brisbane Arts Theatre executive director Blake Young feels the sting of retreating audiences […]