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Labor calls on Coalition to cull legislative deals with Fraser Anning | Sky News AustraliaLabor has called on the government to refuse Independent Senator Fraser Anning's support for any legislation he votes for in the Senate.\n\nQueensland Senator Fraser Anning has been accused of using close to $10,000 in taxpayer funds to attend at least three far-right meetings. \n\nThe Senator defended his use of taxpayer money to attend a far-right rally in Melbourne on Saturday, claiming he attended the event to represent his constituents.\n\nImage: News Corp Australia\n
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Labor calls on Coalition to cull legislative deals with Fraser Anning | Sky News AustraliaLabor has called on the government to refuse Independent Senator Fraser Anning's support for any legislation he votes for in the Senate.\n\nQueensland Senator Fraser Anning has been accused of using close to $10,000 in taxpayer funds to attend at least three far-right meetings. \n\nThe Senator defended his use of taxpayer money to attend a far-right rally in Melbourne on Saturday, claiming he attended the event to represent his constituents.\n\nImage: News Corp Australia\n
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Unions plan week-long strike over labour-hire 'exploitation' | Sky News AustraliaIt has been revealed that unions are planning a seven-day strike in a bid to ramp up the pressure on the Coalition and businesses over the perceived 'exploitation' of labour-hire workers.\n\nThe Australian reports the Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union has declared that the public unrest of employer conduct will be a 'vote-shifter' at the upcoming federal election.\n\nMinister for Jobs and Industrial Relations Kelly O'Dwyer has criticised the decision saying industrial action should only be used as a last resort.\n\nImage: News Corp Australia\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Dutton attacks Labor following people smuggler bust | Sky News AustraliaHome Affairs Minister Peter Dutton has launched an attack on Labor after it was revealed the Australian Federal Police assisted the Royal Malaysia Police, intercepting a people-smuggling operation earlier this year.\n\nA ground of 34 people, including 24 Sri Lankans and 10 Indians, was stopped from departing Malaysia's west coast on January 4 after being promised settlement in New Zealand and Australia.\n\nPeter Dutton says Bill Shorten's border security policies cannot be trusted and will bring more boats to Australian shores, claiming the Coalition's policies have halted people smugglers.\n\nThe most recent government figures show Operation Sovereign Borders has disrupted 80 people-smuggling ventures since its inception in September 2013.\n\n\nImage: News Corp Australia\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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