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 Sydney, Australia
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John Setka stripped of CFMEU membership over 27 charges journalarta.com/en/2026/11/1…
John Setka stripped of CFMEU membership over 27 charges — JournalArta Global

John Setka stripped of CFMEU membership over 27 charges — JournalArta Global

Former CFMEU leader John Setka has been expelled from the union after facing 27 disciplinary charges.

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NSW: Four Seasons Workforce fined after failing to pay berry pickers abc.net.au/news/2026-11-11/f…
Judge issues $75K warning after labour hire firm fails to pay foreign workers

Judge issues $75K warning after labour hire firm fails to pay foreign workers

A labour hire company operating on the Coffs Coast is forced to pay a fine after it failed to pay its backpackers. 

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Government to legislate mandatory safety rules for frontier AI companies hcamag.com/au/specialisation…
Australia to legislate mandatory safety rules for frontier AI companies

Australia to legislate mandatory safety rules for frontier AI companies

New safety regulator to impose penalties, but unions warn workers remain exposed to job displacement

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NSW: Komatsu closure and 265 job losses 'absolute gut blow' for Southern Highlands abc.net.au/news/2026-11-11/k…
Mining equipment manufacturer reveals plans to phase out 265 jobs

Mining equipment manufacturer reveals plans to phase out 265 jobs

The union describes plans to phase out 265 jobs at a manufacturing plant in the NSW Southern Highlands as a "gut blow".

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‘Keep your word’: Union slams Qantas HQ outsourcing plans australianaviation.com.au/20…
‘Keep your word’: Union slams Qantas HQ outsourcing plans

‘Keep your word’: Union slams Qantas HQ outsourcing plans

In a fiery statement, the union demanded Qantas “keep its commitment” over assurances it said employees had received in August that there were “no plan to offshore any Australian jobs”, and said...

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WA: South32 Worsley Alumina refinery workers strike ahead of Alcoa takeover abc.net.au/news/2026-11-10/s…
South32 refinery workers strike as $8b Alcoa takeover looms

South32 refinery workers strike as $8b Alcoa takeover looms

More than 100 South32 workers have walked off the job at one of the world's biggest alumina refineries ahead of a takeover by US mining giant Alcoa.

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Unions strongly welcome PM’s AI safety regulator and regulation actu.org.au/media-release/ai…

Unions strongly welcome PM’s AI safety regulator and regulation - Australian Council of Trade Unions

Australian Unions strongly welcome the Prime Minister’s announcement today that the Albanese Government’s world-leading AI Standards legislation will include mandatory AI protections and a dedicated...

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Qantas set to lay off 850 workers after striking outsource deal in India news.com.au/travel/qantas-se…
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Trade Unions Statement Condemning Exploitative Practices of Australian Company Ansell publicservices.international…
Trade Unions Statement Condemning Exploitative Practices of Australian Company Ansell

Trade Unions Statement Condemning Exploitative Practices of Australian Company Ansell

Global Union Federations (GUFs) - PSI, BWI, IDWF, IndustriAll and UNI - have issued a statement End modern day slavery in the rubber glove supply chain condemning exploitative employment practices in...

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VIC: Gig worker protections under scrutiny after Melbourne rider killed hcamag.com/au/specialisation…
Gig worker protections under scrutiny after Melbourne rider killed

Gig worker protections under scrutiny after Melbourne rider killed

Union calls on WorkSafe Victoria to probe HungryPanda’s risk controls as a delivery rider’s death exposes a workplace safety gap

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VIC: TWU Alleges WorkSafe Breaches After HungryPanda Rider Killed miragenews.com/twu-alleges-w…
TWU Alleges WorkSafe Breaches After HungryPanda Rider Killed

TWU Alleges WorkSafe Breaches After HungryPanda Rider Killed

With family and gig communities grappling with the senseless death of Hungry Panda rider Jianming Feng on Friday in Melbourne, the TWU is calling on

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QLD: Tertiary education union gets 30 more days for protected action at James Cook University, with no objection from the university onnotice.com.au/news/james-c…
Tertiary education union gets 30 more days for protected action at James Cook University, with no...

Tertiary education union gets 30 more days for protected action at James Cook University, with no...

The NTEU has a further 30 days to begin protected industrial action at James Cook University. The Fair Work Commission granted the extension under s.459(3) of the Fair Work Act 2009 after the...

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TWU gets 30 more days for protected action at Zip Airport Services, with no objection from the employer onnotice.com.au/news/twu-get…
TWU gets 30 more days for protected action at Zip Airport Services, with no objection from the...

TWU gets 30 more days for protected action at Zip Airport Services, with no objection from the...

The Transport Workers' Union has been granted 30 more days to begin protected industrial action at Zip Airport Services. The company told the Fair Work Commission it did not object, and the extension...

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VIC: Premier vows to make 'whatever changes' after delivery driver fatal stabbing abc.net.au/news/2026-11-08/d…
Safety a top priority for Vic premier after food delivery driver stabbing

Safety a top priority for Vic premier after food delivery driver stabbing

Victorian Premier Ben Carroll has vowed to make "whatever changes are necessary" following the deadly knife attack of a Hungry Panda delivery driver in Melbourne's CBD.

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NSW: ITF inspectorate condemns Newcastle coal terminals over obstruction of seafarer inspections mua.org.au/MUA/Content/News_…
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Union pressure forces NAB into partial backdown, promising no forced redundancies before Christmas, as bank posts $6.14 billion profit fsunion.org.au/union-pressur…
Union pressure forces NAB into partial backdown, promising no forced redundancies before Christmas,...

Union pressure forces NAB into partial backdown, promising no forced redundancies before Christmas,...

The FSU and its members at NAB have forced CEO Andrew Irvine into an embarrassing backdown over his botched restructure.

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WA: Contract worker killed in accident at remote Regis gold mine thenightly.com.au/australia/…
Worker killed in ‘tragic incident’ at remote gold mine

Worker killed in ‘tragic incident’ at remote gold mine

Police and workplace safety investigators have been called after a contractor died at a remote gold mine run by one of Australia's biggest resources companies.

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VIC: Chinese consulate demands justice after delivery worker killed in Melbourne scmp.com/news/china/diplomac…
Chinese consulate demands justice after delivery worker killed in Melbourne

Chinese consulate demands justice after delivery worker killed in Melbourne

The tragedy has sparked online outrage over delivery platform policies and gig worker safety.

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TAS: Nurses rally following 'disappointing' government pay and conditions offer abc.net.au/news/2026-11-07/t…
Tasmanian nurses rally following 'disappointing' government pay offer

Tasmanian nurses rally following 'disappointing' government pay offer

Nurses and midwives have stepped up a pay dispute with the Tasmanian government, walking off the job at two southern hospitals.

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TWU welcomes landmark High Court decision holding Uber accountable for tax obligations twu.com.au/press/twu-welcome…
TWU welcomes landmark High Court decision holding Uber accountable for tax obligations - Transport...

TWU welcomes landmark High Court decision holding Uber accountable for tax obligations - Transport...

The Transport Workers’ Union has welcomed a landmark High Court decision backing the NSW Government’s fight to hold Uber accountable for its tax obligations, which sends a message to all companies...

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