Pressure grows for NSW royal commission into domestic violence
There is a growing chorus of voices for a royal commission into domestic violence in NSW, but there are also pleas for more funding.
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There is a growing chorus of voices for a royal commission into domestic violence in NSW, but there are also pleas for more funding.
The union movement has thrown its support behind Labor slashing super-rich corporate donors, but it says the funding caps shouldn’t extend to its trades halls.
Unions in NSW are waging war on the super fund over hiring practices and its investment in a $1 billion Brooklyn development controlled by Lendlease.
Unions want wage increases of up to 8 per cent as they prepare to negotiate new deals with railway, energy and health care workers in the most populous state.
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