2GB Host Michael McLaren says there is “probably a serious medical issue” behind US President Joe Biden’s forgetfulness.
2GB Host Michael McLaren says there is “probably a serious medical issue” behind US President Joe Biden’s forgetfulness.
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Opposition ‘deliberately’ kept wages low for ‘ten years’: Tony BurkeLeader of the House Tony Burke says the Opposition is trying to “delay” The Secure Jobs Better Pay Bill and that they have delayed for “ten years” while “deliberately” trying to keep wages low. “People should not have to wait longer for gender equality to be an objective of the Fair Work Act.” Mr Burke said during Question Time on Thursday. “People should not have to wait longer for a bargaining system that works and gets wages moving. “Those opposite dedicated ten years to keeping wages deliberately low, and once Secure Jobs Better Pay goes through, we will have getting wages moving as a deliberate design feature of this government.”
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‘Absolutely right’ for parliament to ‘mark its disapproval’ of Morrison’s secret ministryAttorney-General Mark Dreyfus says it’s “absolutely right” the parliament mark its disapproval of Scott Morrison’s secret ministry moves. The former prime minister was censured on Wednesday over his decision while in government during the pandemic to secretly appoint himself to five ministerial portfolios. “We need to make sure this never happens again,” Mr Dreyfus told Sky News Australia. “We’ve got to have accountability, and you can’t have accountability if a prime minister’s going to do what Scott Morrison did.”
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