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Students like Sophie Allen are choosing degrees based on the contribution they can make to slowing global warming.

Jacqui Lambie and David Pocock warn minister against excuses over parliamentary procedure or political tactics.

A top workplace law expert has warned that despite the Albanese government claiming its labour hire laws won’t cover service contractors, the Closing Loopholes Bill says the “exact opposite”.

A report from the Mineral Council of Australia (MCA) has highlighted the need for investment in mining now more than ever.

The Albanese government’s next wave of workplace changes will put the onus on business to prove they’re not caught by the tough wide-ranging laws.

Rideshare drivers and food deliverers are expected to receive an extra $400 million a year, while wages in the labour-hire sector could rise by $510 million annually, detail in the bill shows.

Some measures in Labor’s omnibus bill are eminently defensible. But business plans an ad campaign against “the most extreme interventionist workplace changes proposed in Australia”.

Tony Burke says labour hire changes will affect just 67,000 despite concerns from business, particularly the mining industry.

Rex deputy chairman John Sharp says the government should allow Qatar Airways to land more flights; support for an Indigenous Voice to parliament falls to 38 per cent. Follow updates here.

Business groups are warning of higher prices for consumers and job losses under federal workplace laws to be put to parliament next week.