The coalition government has warned higher labor costs could dampen small business employment.
Matt Coughlan
The Australian Council of Trade Unions is urging the federal government to take action on sexual harassment.
The Australian Labor Party has stopped short of backing a royal commission into exploitation in the horticulture sector.
The Australian Labor Party has dodged a contentious public brawl on foreign policy.
Labor senator Pat Dodson says country on track for another royal commission into Aboriginal deaths in custody.
Calls for a new federal agency to crack down on dodgy market practices.
The Australian Council of Trade Unions is calling for a 3.5 percent increase in the minimum wage.
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade secretary Frances Adamson says she understands concerns about a new Chinese consulate.
Foreign Minister Marise Payne writes to the prime minister about Magnitsky laws to allow sanctions over human rights abuses.