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The union representing workers at Chevron’s two LNG facilities in Australia has dropped plans for another strike after agreeing on pay and working conditions.

Australian labor unions have called off strike action at the Gorgon and Wheatstone LNG terminals after members gave initial approval for an agreement with

Palestinian officials say hundreds of people are dead after the Gaza hospital they were sheltering in was hit by a Israeli missile.

Federal public service workers in Services Australia, incorporating Centrelink, went on strike for 24 hours in support of their claim for an improved pay offer. Jim McIlroy reports.

SYDNEY (Reuters) -Chevron and unions representing workers at its two liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities in Australia made progress in talks over pay and conditions on Wednesday and would meet again on Thursday, a union representative said. With workers threatening to resume strikes from next week at the facilities that supply around 6% of the world's LNG, Chevron and unions were holding negotiations before Australia's industrial arbitrator, the Fair Work Commission. Unions halte...

Bridget McKenzie, who chaired the Select Committee inquiry into the decision to refuse Qatar Airways more flights into Australia, welcomed Mr Goyders announcement on Wednesday.

Intentional wage theft is planned to be made a new offence.

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