“Like a try-hard Tony Abbott: all the anger without the onion.” That’s how Jason Clare MP summed up Peter Dutton this week. He’s my guest on the 5and5 podcast. Have a listen here: spotify.link/cLzBmlcUjIb

Remember when they said our reforms would be bad for jobs…

BREAKING: Unemployment has fallen from 4.1% to 3.7% and 116k jobs have been created.

Important news from the Fair Work Commission. The Albanese Labor Government wants people to earn more and keep more of what they earn.

abc.net.au/news/2024-03-1…

Welcome to the team, Jodie Belyea.

We’re working every day to deliver stronger wages, lower taxes, better services and fairer prices.

And Jodie will be an outstanding local champion helping Australians with the cost of living.

Congratulations to Jodie Belyea on her victory in the Dunkley by-election and winning the honour of serving her local community in Federal Parliament.

Jodie ran a strong and positive campaign and she’ll work hard every day as a champion for Dunkley in Canberra.

Linda White leaves an extraordinary legacy for working people in Australia. Linda campaigned for years in the union movement for paid family and domestic violence leave. As a Senator she helped make it law so no one would have to choose between safety and pay.
RIP

BREAKING: ABS gender pay gap has dropped to 12% — the lowest level on record.

Labor’s efforts to drive a better deal for women are working 🙌 but there's more to do.

I'm looking forward to launching our national strategy for gender equality before IWD to keep driving progress.

It’s official: real wages are growing again. 4.2% is the highest recorded growth in wages in 15 years.

Wages under the previous government averaged 2.1% - under the Albanese Labor Government, we've just doubled that.

abs.gov.au/media-centre/m…

New numbers just out show real wages are now growing again in Australia, sooner than expected. This is very welcome and very encouraging news but we know people are still under pressure which is why our cost of living tax cuts are so important. #auspol #ausecon

Watch Sarah Ferguson' full interview with the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, Tony Burke. #abc730

BREAKING: A majority of senators have now declared support for Closing Loopholes 2.

I'm happy to cop a spray from Sussan today if it means we can give 11 million Australians a bigger tax cut 👇👇👇

New figures show almost half a million casual workers are struggling to transition into full-time jobs. Unions say on average they are paid less with employers unwilling to make them permanent because of the cost. #auspol #7NEWS

We’ve changed the law to make wage theft a crime and the message is simple - just pay people properly.

Whether it’s wage theft or zombie agreements, my message to employers everywhere is simple: just pay people properly.