Ewin Hannan

Column: Undermining your political standing with the working parents you are trying to win over is a spectacular own goal. Doing it weeks from an election with an unpopular policy that might never see the light of day looks pretty dumb. Hence the U-turn. https://t.co/tkSAngcPPX

In extraordinary backflip, Peter Dutton has dumped his demand that public servants return to the office, after a fierce voter backlash. Will proceed with 41000 job cuts, but says it will be over 5 years with no forced redundancies. https://t.co/BfUPgKuGxY

Newspoll: Labor has increased its lead over the Coalition. 52-48 2PP. Coalition’s primary vote of 36% is lowest since June 2024. Albanese has overtaken Dutton for the first time as understanding the major issues. https://t.co/z1eBMJ5kzY

Employers would pressure a Dutton government to gut Labor’s “same job, same pay” laws, and have a major review of IR legislation, despite Peter Dutton confirming he won’t seek to repeal the ALP’s workplace laws if the Coalition wins on May 3. https://t.co/YCpw6XVGnT

Unions will pursue a 4.5 per cent pay rise for 2.9 million low-paid workers, equivalent to $41 a week, clashing with employer groups that are seeking to limit the increase to around the inflation rate at 2.5 per cent, and as low as 2 per cent. https://t.co/WuCXVmXwtX

National employers are calling for wage rises for 2.9 million low-paid workers to be limited to 2.5 per cent in line with the inflation rate. @australian https://t.co/WuCXVmXwtX

The Fair Work Ombudsman is investigating 20 aged-care providers in five states to ensure staff are receiving the right pay and entitlements,after recovering $40.5m for 22,000 underpaid workers last financial year. https://t.co/p7bcJB4kWI

Anthony Albanese backs above-inflation pay rises for 2.9 million low-paid workers, going further than previous years by urging the Fair Work Commission to back an “economically sustainable real wage increase” for award-reliant and minimum wage workers. https://t.co/1wwWOailfK

The Electrical Trades Union will run a $2m ad campaign in 12 key marginal electorates, including Peter Dutton’s seat of Dickson, attacking what it calls the Opposition Leader’s “underpowered overpriced” nuclear policy. https://t.co/hHsb3LCnt5 https://t.co/LkfUb57AZo

In a tactical shift away from traditional door knocking, unions in Victoria are deploying teachers and nurses to sporting grounds, swimming pools and supermarkets at weekends to try to persuade parents to put the Liberals last on May 3. https://t.co/2jLo9Djdil

Newspoll: Labor leads 51-49. Peter Dutton posts his worst approval rating since October 2023, at minus 18. His approval rating is now lower than any score Anthony Albanese posted as opposition leader and level with Bill Shorten in May 2019. @australian https://t.co/EVBSadMYg8

ACTU secretary Sally McManus urges voters planning to support independents or minor parties in protest at Labor over cost-of-living increases to put the Liberals last, as unions mount a “don’t risk Dutton” themed campaign to keep Anthony Albanese in power. https://t.co/omwl3GcMOI

RT @damonTheOz: Data hack hits thousands of ambos; banking and tax records stolen https://t.co/wMa3JLWUvP via @australian

Column: Labor’s non-compete clause ban represents significant, pragmatic reform that will help drive up the wages of low to middle-income earners while overhauling provisions that don’t appear to pass the proverbial pub test. https://t.co/zFqDGTWHay

Workers covered by new enterprise agreements in the December quarter received an average pay rise of 4.8%, the highest quarterly result since 1997. Driven by Vic government deal with nurses and midwives that delivered an initial pay rise of 6.7%. https://t.co/HVbog2chXB

Labor will ban the imposition of non-compete clauses on low and middle-income workersfrom 2027, driving productivity growth and delivering pay rises to affected employees on the average wage of up to $2500 a year. https://t.co/Hjujst860V