Jacqui Lambie and David Pocock oppose Labor ‘rushing through’ workplace bill
by Paul Karp and Lisa Cox from World news | The Guardian on (#65HVM)
Albanese government has agreed amendments to get business on board but independent senators won't be bullied into passing omnibus legislation
The Albanese government is ratcheting up pressure on Senate crossbenchers to support its contentious industrial relations legislation after Jacqui Lambie and David Pocock signalled concessions to employers were not enough to expedite the bill's passage.
Labor used the resumption of federal parliament on Monday to welcome last week's 15% pay rise for aged care workers and declare that other workers battling escalating cost-of-living pressures needed industrial regulations that worked in their interests, given inflation was now forecast to peak at 8%.
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