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Should we ban non-complete clauses?

In the federal budget, the government included a surprise announcement that it will ban non-compete clauses for workers earning under $175,000. What will this mean for small businesses as well as low wage employees?

8 April 2025

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The Albanese government will ban non-compete clauses. What are they and what industries will be affected?

Business groups oppose them but others think a ban announced in the budget will empower workers and promote competition

29 March 2025

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Migrant exploitation experts call for increase to services accredited with certifying Workplace Justice Visas

Business groups oppose them but others think a ban announced in the budget will empower workers and promote competition

27 February 2025

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Sydney hit hardest as 30,000 international students join fight for housing

The NSW government wants universities to take more responsibility for housing international students as Sydney braces for tens of thousands of arrivals for the return of face-to-face learning.

2 July 2023

two apartment block in the distance against a blue cloudy sky. In the foreground is a black and yellow zebra crossing sign.

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Universities use loophole to evade renter protections for students

Universities and Australia’s biggest student housing provider are using a loophole in legislation to avoid tough laws designed to protect renters.

26 June 2023

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Police probed over appropriate use of force after 14yo hospitalised while in custody

Police have been questioned about when they are able to use force after a 14-year-old Indigenous boy was hospitalised following his arrest.

25 May 2023

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‘A recipe for disaster’: The rules putting Sydney’s international students at risk

Sean Stimson, an international student solicitor at Redfern Legal Centre, described June 30 as D-Day, when remote study from abroad would no longer be permitted at the same time the Department of Foreign Affairs restricts international students to 48 hours of work per fortnight.

5 March 2023

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As international students flock back, they face even worse housing struggles than before COVID

Australia is welcoming back international students in much greater numbers this year. Some predict new enrolments in 2023 could even be higher than the pre-COVID record in 2019.

11 January 2023

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International student housing in affordability crisis

Momentum is gathering behind a campaign to demand universities cap rents and build residential cooperatives for international students.

1 November 2022

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Sydney welcomes back international students

Lord Mayor Clover Moore last night opened the doors to Sydney Town Hall for the first International Student Welcome since the start of the pandemic.

19 October 2022

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Should we ban non-complete clauses?

The Albanese government will ban non-compete clauses. What are they and what industries will be affected?

Migrant exploitation experts call for increase to services accredited with certifying Workplace Justice Visas

Sydney hit hardest as 30,000 international students join fight for housing

Universities use loophole to evade renter protections for students

Police probed over appropriate use of force after 14yo hospitalised while in custody

‘A recipe for disaster’: The rules putting Sydney’s international students at risk

As international students flock back, they face even worse housing struggles than before COVID

International student housing in affordability crisis

Sydney welcomes back international students

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