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Independent senator says axing the majority of Canberra’s public servants would throw ACT into recession. Follow today’s news liveLabor to consider WTO challenge if Trump targets Australia with ‘liberation day’ tariffsAnywhere but Canberra: Australian voters on what matters to themInteractive guide to electorates in the Australian electionListen to the first episode of our new narrative podcast series: GinaSee all our Australian election 2025 coverageGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastForeign minister Penny Wong has told RN Breakfast that Labor is “realistic” on what outcomes the government can achieve on tariffs with the Trump administration.We’ll keep working hard for the best outcome, but I think all of us are realistic. As the prime minister made it clear yesterday, we are not willing to trade away the things that make Australia the best country in the world, like our healthcare system. We don’t want the Americanisation of our healthcare system. We won’t be weakening our biosecurity laws and we won’t be trading away our PBS.He made a similar submission, and what happened to real wages over the last three years? Real wages have dropped in this country, and workers have seen the greatest drop in their standard of living over three years.The Fair Work Commission are an independent body. They shouldn’t be politicised. That is why they are independent. Continue reading...
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Independent senator says axing the majority of Canberra’s public servants would throw ACT into recession. Follow today’s news live
- Labor to consider WTO challenge if Trump targets Australia with ‘liberation day’ tariffs
- Anywhere but Canberra: Australian voters on what matters to them
- Interactive guide to electorates in the Australian election
- Listen to the first episode of our new narrative podcast series: Gina
- See all our Australian election 2025 coverage
- Get our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcast
Foreign minister Penny Wong has told RN Breakfast that Labor is “realistic” on what outcomes the government can achieve on tariffs with the Trump administration.
We’ll keep working hard for the best outcome, but I think all of us are realistic. As the prime minister made it clear yesterday, we are not willing to trade away the things that make Australia the best country in the world, like our healthcare system. We don’t want the Americanisation of our healthcare system. We won’t be weakening our biosecurity laws and we won’t be trading away our PBS.
He made a similar submission, and what happened to real wages over the last three years? Real wages have dropped in this country, and workers have seen the greatest drop in their standard of living over three years.
The Fair Work Commission are an independent body. They shouldn’t be politicised. That is why they are independent. Continue reading...
