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It’s time to straighten up our building sites with a strong regulator

It’s time to straighten up our building sites with a strong regulator

Stronger fines, wider powers and a bipartisan mandate could produce a construction industry regulator with transformative possibilities.

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Chance for a CFMEU clean-out – but the devil will be in the detail
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CFMEU

Chance for a CFMEU clean-out – but the devil will be in the detail

The cronies, the corrupt, the violent and all underworld figures need to be banished from the construction union and a new generation of decent people must take their place.

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Today’s ‘zero tolerance’ follows years of wilful blindness towards the CFMEU
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Trade unions

Today’s ‘zero tolerance’ follows years of wilful blindness towards the CFMEU

Politicians and unionists have had plenty of notice of the CFMEU’s rotten culture. Their inaction and indulgence is behind the current turmoil.

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Gunman’s attack on Trump takes direct aim at US democracy
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Donald Trump

Gunman’s attack on Trump takes direct aim at US democracy

The failed assassination attempt shows the urgent need for American politics to return to civility and respect.

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Rational approach needed on youth crime
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Courts

Rational approach needed on youth crime

Kneejerk, emotional responses must not dictate their policy on youth crime.

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Airport Rail is the wrong project to leave in limbo

Airport Rail is the wrong project to leave in limbo

Melbourne Airport may have pushed for a gold-plated station, but the Allan government’s commitment to the project must also be questioned.

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Vape enforcement vacuum makes mockery of government’s ‘tough’ policy

Vape enforcement vacuum makes mockery of government’s ‘tough’ policy

Retailers have little incentive to stop selling vapes in violation of the law.

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Payman saga highlights outdated policy Labor needs to ditch

Payman saga highlights outdated policy Labor needs to ditch

Party rebels have stopped Coalition governments making mistakes. Labor MPs lack the same opportunity.

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Funding squeeze will be critical blow to state’s ailing health system
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Healthcare

Funding squeeze will be critical blow to state’s ailing health system

Dire consequences are inevitable when the healthcare system is undermined and neglected by politicians tasked with spending public money.

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Rail loop’s unprecedented building boom requires careful planning
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Planning

Rail loop’s unprecedented building boom requires careful planning

The Victorian government needs to provide assurance its seizure of development decision-making along the massive project is guided by broader thinking.

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Dutton’s nuclear ambition cannot be founded on policy dishonesty

Dutton’s nuclear ambition cannot be founded on policy dishonesty

A proposal as significant as inserting nuclear power into our landscape behoves some commitment to hard work and honest answers.

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