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Murray Watt has pledged to intervene in support of the Australian Services Union in a landmark gender pay case, following union concerns a recent Fair Work decision could result in pay cuts to social workers of up to $714 a week. https://t.co/xb2u8YwMlV

Donald Trump says Anthony Albanese is “very good” and he has “no idea” who Peter Dutton is. “Albanese I’m very friendly with. I don’t know anything about the election other than the man that won, he’s very good. I have no idea who the other person is that ran against him."

ACTU secretary Sally McManus says Dutton’s deep unpopularity with voters and WFH policy backflip were key factors in the Coalition’s defeat. “ If you try to distil it down to one thing, it would be Peter Dutton – him full stop – mixed with Trump”. https://t.co/YBqOINeaSE https://t.co/gNixTXFUz9

Newspoll: 2PP Labor 52.5 to Coalition 47.5. Primary ALP 33 (-1) Coalition at record low 34 (-1). Greens 13 (+2). Dutton’s 60% dissatisfaction rating the lowest number for any opposition leader on the eve of an election since Andrew Peacock’s 64% in 1990. https://t.co/wFYEPq1Edo

Employers cite economic uncertainty caused by Trump’s tariffs to justify their bid to keep the next minimum wage increase to 2.6%, labelling the ACTU’s $41 a week claim as “reckless”. Sally McManus accuses the industry groups of “greed”. https://t.co/XVBoNQPdvf

Care economy jobs in health and childcare were among the 10 fastest growing occupations over the past decade, while the number of executive assistants, travel agents and farmers is shrinking, new KPMG Australia analysis has found. https://t.co/VJG6mCCJv2 https://t.co/olllrsQG2r

Ex NSW CFMEU leaders Darren and Michael Greenfield have pleaded guilty to corruption and bribery charges, opening the way to a potential jail sentence. They admitted to receiving six $5000 payments totalling $30,000 from a plasterboard company. https://t.co/CST0h5vctG https://t.co/cTbpfXsOdY

Australians who worked from home since the Covid pandemic have cut their commute times by 3.4 hours a week, a time saving worth an estimated $5308 a year based on average wages, new @ceda_news research has found. https://t.co/c4CTrnp4JS

Just 30 per cent of Australians believe the benefits of using artificial intelligence outweigh the risks, the lowest ranking of any country, according to a comprehensive global study into the public’s trust, use, and attitudes towards AI. https://t.co/3PTxpmmNfU

Newspoll: Peter Dutton’s approval rating has hit a new low of minus 24. 62 per cent unconvinced the Coalition is ready to govern. Primary vote of ALP (34) and Coalition (35) unchanged. 2PP Labor leads. 52-48. https://t.co/qzZEpd7IxQ

The Transport Workers Union has used Labor’s “same job, same pay” laws to strike an agreement with Qantas Freight that will deliver pay rises of up to $8000 for labour hire workers, sparking a fresh industrial relations fight between the ALP and Coalition. https://t.co/lcx1EJyMeo

Newspoll: Women voters have deserted the Coalition with a dramatic fall in support since the start of the campaign, as Labor makes gains in every mainland state including Victoria. https://t.co/sF8CmjFqo0

Murray Watt has challenged Michaelia Cash to a campaign debate on industrial relations, declaring he is willing to fly to her home state of WA to debate her “anywhere, anytime”. But Cash has signalled she will not debate Watt during the campaign. https://t.co/zdyD4UnEGM

How good is Kozzie. An absolute jet. Great win Deeze. 🔴🔵 #AFLDeesFreo https://t.co/yRpM2SUtQW

We need the worm! #LeadersDebate

Fair Work has recommended pay rises of up to 30% for low-paid workers in female-dominated sectors, and raised the prospect of higher childcare fees for parents if the commonwealth does not commit to funding extra wage increases for early childhood workers. https://t.co/V6M7wLiRN1

Hundreds of thousands of administration, banking and finance workers could be up to $16,000 a year worse off under an employer proposal for workers to give up penalty rates and overtime in exchange for a pay rise, union analysis claims. https://t.co/bVpJ8lIo9Y