Top US Labor Department official issues stern warning after Microsoft layoffs: 'Don't screw with American workers'
Labor Department Inspector General Anthony D’Esposito warned Microsoft against using employment visa programs to undermine US workers.
Labor Department Inspector General Anthony D’Esposito warned Microsoft against using employment visa programs to undermine US workers.
The complaint was lodged by C Mahesh Babu, founder-president of Jai Lok Satta (Social Justice Forum), who raised concerns over the minor's involvement in the film's production and publicity events
A submission to the royal commission alleges the Labor government intentionally inflated costs and threatened to sack a senior public servant to get its preferred Airport Rail Link route over the line.
A whistleblower has told the Big Build royal commission that a working group inflated the price of the route for airport rail through Maribyrnong to ensure the government’s politically favoured outcome including...
The expense reports add another layer of intrigue to Krishnan’s personal finances, which also include a $1 million loan taken out against his Mosman Park family home for his wife’s business.
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Jim Chalmers eyes government spending cuts but faces internal party pressure to outlay more as Melbourne Cup day interest rate decision looms If there was a data point that summed up the rough politics facing Labor on the economy this...
Jagadish Krishnan is having a bet both ways when he says he has done “everything appropriately” when declaring gifts, while simultaneously claiming he’s no longer a businessman outside parliament.
A Western Australian MP embroiled in a legal dispute over a million-dollar loan in the United States insists everything he did was above board.
Finance Minister Katy Gallagher has put all government spending under scrutiny as Labor searches for budget cuts, but won’t guarantee savings will outweigh new spending.
As borrowers are brace for another interest rate rise, there is growing pressure on the government for solutions and accountability. David Speers interviews Finance Minister Katy Gallagher on the latest inflation...
The league has made its latest CBA proposal. Here's what you need to know as Dec. 1 approaches.
The resignation of veteran Labor and Liberal MPs within hours of each other on Tuesday has rocked both parties.
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Annual reports show more than 40 federal departments and agencies spent more than a combined $2billion above their employee-cost estimates.
Some Liberals want to end their party's long war on superannuation. It's a political opportunity in the face of Labor's lazy attitude on the subject.
Two years ago, Sherrod Brown, who built his career as an avatar of blue-collar frustration, lost his Senate seat in Ohio as working-class voters defected to Trump. Now he and his party are looking to make up lost ground.
ADP Employment Report Signals Strong Labor Market Across The Board, Wage Growth Accelerates ADP's Employment Report showed a better than expected rise in jobs in October , up 86k (vs +67k exp) - the 16th monthly rise in employment in a...
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Angus Taylor has defended the Coalition's opposition to Labor's attempt to slash the private health rebate for over-65s. Follow live.
Exclusive: Community and Public Sector Union denounces ‘privatisation by stealth’, joining growing number of unions turning on Carroll government Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Victoria’s public servants...
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Country Liberal Party politicians have referred to former Labor governments 443 times over six days of parliamentary sittings this month.
Voters have a lot of negative feedback in this month’s Guardian Essential poll. More Australians than ever believe the country is on the wrong track. Labor’s primary vote is on par with One Nation. But voters aren’t convinced that One...
While major league baseball awaits a potentially lengthy lockout, it’s not stopping some top Japanese players from making the leap this offseason. Covered by 3 outlets: 1 lean left, 1 are centre, 1 lean right.
While major league baseball awaits a potentially lengthy lockout, it’s not stopping some top Japanese players from making the leap this offseason.
The Trump administration says it's blocking shipments from Chinese biotech company BGI and its affiliates, alleging ties to forced labor
(MedPage Today) -- The Trump administration said Wednesday that it is blocking shipments by the Chinese biotech company BGI Group and its affiliates, alleging ties to forced labor in China's far-west ethnic region of...
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Kimi Onoda, minister in charge of policies related to foreign nationals, said demand for a special visa category is expected to eventually decline.
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While primary support for One Nation remains unchanged, a two point drop for Labor saw Pauline Hanson's party retain the lead in the latest Newspoll.
An American businessman suing a WA Labor MP over an alleged unpaid loan claims he spent thousands on the politician’s accommodation, a limousine trip and an evening Hudson River cruise past the Statue of Liberty.
Prime minister vows not to slash health and education funding amid political problem over handling of economy Get our daily political email , free app or daily news podcast Anthony Albanese has ruled out major cuts to health, education...
Police officers stand at the outer entrance of the Urumqi No. 3 Detention Center in western China's Xinjiang region on April 23, 2021. Urumqi No. 3, China's largest detention center, has room for at least 10,000 inmates. (Mark...
In a statement shared through her foundation, Huerta’s team said she died Wednesday at home in Bakersfield, California, “surrounded by her close family.”
New Greens leader David Shoebridge will address the National Press Club, proposing a new tax cut and a welfare boost and declaring he will pursue "rivers of gold" from the resources sector.
San Diego-based Cerca Trova Restaurant Group, which once operated nearly 100 Outback Steakhouse restaurants, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Monday.
Employers sharply increased the number of positions they were looking to fill and cut layoffs to the lowest level in over a year in September, while workers felt increasingly emboldened to quit their jobs for better work. Job openings...
Job openings in the manufacturing sector rose last month to their highest level since December 2023, data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed Tuesday. Vacant positions in manufacturing rose to 584,000 in...
US Job Openings Jump to Four-Month High, Layoffs Decline Bloomberg.com Job openings posted big September gain in positive sign for labor market ahead of payrolls report CNBC Job openings and hiring edged higher in...