Henry Zeffman,Chief political correspondentand Paul Seddon,Political reporter Getty Images The government has U-turned on its manifesto commitment to offer all workers the right to claim unfair dismissal from their first day in a job. Ministers now plan to introduce the right after six months instead, after business groups voiced concerns it would discourage firms from […]
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Australia news live: NSW shark attack victims identified as Swiss tourists; NSW axes heritage protection for brumbies | Australia news
Swiss tourists victims of NSW shark attack The woman who died yesterday after being mauled by a bull shark is believed to be a tourist visiting from Switzerland, officials said this morning. NSW police said the woman, believed to be 25, is yet to be formally identified. A 26-year-old man was also seriously injured in […]
Australia politics live: Labor strikes deal with the Greens to overhaul federal environmental protection laws | Australia news
Breaking: Greens agree to nature laws deal Dan Jervis-Bardy Labor has struck a deal with the Greens to overhaul federal environmental protection laws on parliament’s final sitting day of the year, ending a five-year struggle to deliver on Graeme Samuel’s blueprint to fix the broken system. The Greens have agreed to support Labor’s re-write of […]