Matt Coughlan
New laws to ban religious discrimination
Religious discrimination will be made illegal under a new stand-alone law the Morrison government plans to take to the next federal election....
New rights for casuals under proposed new rules
Regular casual employees, including retail and hospitality workers, will have the right to request full-time or part-time employment, under a federal Coalition...
GST overhaul sails through federal parliament
Changes to how GST is distributed to the states, including a new floor of 75 cents, have cleared federal parliament after a...
Subpoena? What subpoena? Michaelia Cash claims not to know union is dragging her ex-aide into court
Cabinet minister Michaelia Cash says she was unaware her former chief of staff had been served with legal documents over raids on...
Australia officially joins the TPP regional trade deal
Australia has officially joined the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a massive trade deal that the federal government says will deliver a windfall to farmers...
Farmers share in $5bn future drought fund
A $5 billion fund to guard Australian farmers against future droughts will be at the heart of the government’s plan to tackle...
Pauline Hanson says ‘It’s OK to be white’
Pauline Hanson has declared “anti-white” racism is on the rise, unsuccessfully moving a motion in federal parliament saying “It’s OK to be...
Morrison attacks Shorten’s work laws plan
Scott Morrison has warned a Labor government would tie businesses up in “union knots” after Bill Shorten refused to rule out supporting...
Unions’ ad campaign targets ‘obscene profits’ and CEO salaries
Unions will launch a major advertising campaign targeting soaring executive salaries and company profits as the reason to overhaul workplace laws. The...
Shorten makes $1.75 billion preschool pledge
Federal Labor has promised to extend preschool access to three-year-olds, guaranteeing 15 hours a week of subsidised early childhood education for about...