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...
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 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.
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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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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.
In this run-up to the midterms, Democrat-Farm Labor party candidate Brad Tabke has knocked on thousands of doors in order to keep his seat as the state representative for Shakopee, Minnesota. “It’s going really...
Dolores Huerta , the pioneering labor organizer who co-founded the United Farm Workers and coined the rallying cry "Sí, se puede," died Wednesday at 96, her family announced on her Instagram account. Labour leader and feminist activist...
“She was a fighter.” Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Maria Hinojosa remembers Dolores Huerta, the legendary organizer and activist, who died Wednesday at the age of 96.
Labour leader and feminist activist Dolores Huerta died at the age of 96 this week.
Calls to continue Dolores Huerta’s advocacy for workers – and her promotion of voting – follow her death.
The feminist labor leader cofounded the United Farm Workers alongside Cesar Chavez.
Labour's ruling National Executive Committee sets out where it is cutting ties with the Greens. Covered by 3 outlets: 1 lean left, 2 are centre.
Party pulls plug on co-operation agreements in 11 councils where it was working with the smaller party, citing recent motion
Deals with six Green council groups that have condemned the motion are to remain in place, says Labour UK politics live – latest updates Labour is to stop cooperating with the Green party in 11 councils across...
Union Labour Minister Mansukh Mandaviya has launched WhatsApp services for EPFO members, allowing them to check their PF balance, access passbook details and view their latest five transactions. Covered by 3 outlets: 1 lean left, 1 are...
EPFO has launched WhatsApp services allowing members to check their PF balance, view the last five transactions and download their passbook. Here is a step-by-step guide to using the service, including how to access...
Mandaviya rolls out EPFO services through WhatsApp: Check PF balance, passbook and latest transactions on your phone Livemint Focus on worker-centric innovations across domains, Labour Minister tells EPFO employees...
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The South Australian government has confirmed the Torrens to Darlington Alliance, tasked with delivering the $15.4 billion road upgrade, has cancelled its contract with Career Boss.
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Angela Rayner previously said plans were "un-British" and ministers shouldn't shift "the goalposts".
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New measures have marked a major U-turn on plans - first published a year ago - to make foreign workers wait much longer to qualify for settlement to live in Britain.
The SNP has accused Labour of "dancing to Nigel Farage's tune" and warned that its immigration reforms could damage Scotland's economy, despite a major U-turn over plans to make migrant care workers wait longer for permanent settlement.