ACTU to push for $26-a-week pay rise
ACTU urges national industrial relations watchdog to reject any push by employers to offset a decent payrise for low-paid workers.
PM to miss Thomson's speech
SUSPENDED Labor MP Craig Thomson is set to tell federal parliament he never used union funds to pay for prostitutes.
Katter regrets allowing homophobic ads
MAVERICK federal MP Bob Katter has told an audience with former prime minister Kevin Rudd he will regret homophobic advertisements aired by his party "for the rest of my days''.