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Unions expect at least a quarter of a million Australians to flood capital city streets in a major protest against the Morrison government in April.
secretary Sally McManus said the rallies would demand action to address low wages growth, insecure work and unfair workplace laws. The protests come as Bill Shorten increased his wage war against the Coalition, calling the up-coming election ‘a referendum on wages’.
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