Australian workers should get an extra week of paid annual leave to make up for the fact that employees are working longer hours than ever, a powerful union says. Annual leave hasn’t increased in Australia since the mid-1970s under the Whitlam government, when unions successfully pushed for an increase fromContinue Reading

Streaming platforms will soon be forced to make more Australian programming under a federal government scheme. The requirement to invest in local productions will apply to large streaming companies including Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Stan, Disney+ and Apple TV+ from July 2024. Minister for Arts Tony Burke confirmed the schemeContinue Reading