Are unions holding Australians to ransom?
The Briefing20 Tammi 2025

Are unions holding Australians to ransom?

Headlines: Donald Trump returns to the White House, new polling shows Aussies are more optimistic in 2025 and Alex de Minaur is through to the AO quarter-finals!

Deep dive: We have a lot to be thankful to Australia’s trade unions for; the five-day work week, annual leave entitlements and protections against unfair. Since the 1800s, the movement has been working hard to protect workers’ rights in this country and ensure those benefits are there for future generations once they get into the workforce.

But as time has progressed, and the number of unions has grown, many have become fixated on achieving monster pay rises for specific groups, all while carrying out hugely disruptive industrial action.

So, as Sydneysiders reel from days of mayhem on the rail network and questions are asked across the country about underworld criminal links to the CFMEU, we ask: is the Australian public being held hostage by unions and their demands? On this episode of The Briefing, Sacha Barbour Gatt speaks with pro-unionist Wilhelmina Stracke to find out.

Follow The Briefing:
TikTok: @listnrnewsroom
Instagram: @listnrnewsroom @thebriefingpodcast
YouTube: @LiSTNRnewsroom
Facebook: @LiSTNR Newsroom

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jaksot(2540)

‘Forever chemicals’ found in 85% of Aussies + Do trigger warnings work?

‘Forever chemicals’ found in 85% of Aussies + Do trigger warnings work?

Wednesday Headlines: Forever chemicals found in nearly every Aussie, First Nations man dies while being placed under arrest at a supermarket in the NT, NZ teen dies after playing ‘Run It Straight’, mo...

27 Touko 202523min

Day 20: Two-minute mushroom trial recap

Day 20: Two-minute mushroom trial recap

Erin Patterson has been charged with the murders of three relatives and the attempted murder of another; after allegedly serving up a beef Wellington dish laced with poisonous death cap mushrooms at a...

27 Touko 20251min

Viral video rocking French President + ATO whistleblower pleads guilty

Viral video rocking French President + ATO whistleblower pleads guilty

Afternoon headlines: ATO Whistleblower pleads guilty to a number of charges, Women charged over murder of three-year-old and Prime Minister visits flood-hit communities in Northern NSW Deep Dive: It’s...

27 Touko 202512min

The $5k reason to keep WFH + We’re jailing 10-year-olds

The $5k reason to keep WFH + We’re jailing 10-year-olds

Tuesday Headlines: Macron slapped and shoved by wife in Vietnam, Kremlin calls Trump ‘emotional’, millions of Australians under severe weather warning impacting multiple states, new figures showing ho...

26 Touko 202519min

Day 19: Two-minute mushroom trial recap

Day 19: Two-minute mushroom trial recap

Erin Patterson has been charged with the murders of three relatives and the attempted murder of another; after allegedly serving up a beef Wellington dish laced with poisonous death cap mushrooms at a...

26 Touko 20251min

Why you need to care about new super tax + Aussie drug arrest in Bali

Why you need to care about new super tax + Aussie drug arrest in Bali

Afternoon headlines: Australian man arrested in Bali over allegedly trying to smuggle cocaine into Indonesia, Australia’s second largest private health hospital group has fallen into receivership and ...

26 Touko 202511min

Teens charged over machete attack + Porn in the classroom

Teens charged over machete attack + Porn in the classroom

Monday Headlines: Over 30,000 residents across 14 towns still isolated by NSW floods, Hannah’s law comes into effect in Queensland, two teens charged over Northland Shopping Centre incident, some GPs ...

25 Touko 202519min

Sarah Wilson on 'I Quit Sugar', Belle Gibson and leaving Australia

Sarah Wilson on 'I Quit Sugar', Belle Gibson and leaving Australia

Sarah Wilson, founder of the I Quit Sugar empire, ex-editor of Cosmopolitan magazine and New York Times best-selling author, is prolific. Ditching Sydney for Paris, the now 51-year-old wellness queen ...

23 Touko 202544min

Suosittua kategoriassa Politiikka ja uutiset

aikalisa
rss-ootsa-kuullut-tasta
tervo-halme
ootsa-kuullut-tasta-2
politiikan-puskaradio
viisupodi
otetaan-yhdet
rss-podme-livebox
rss-asiastudio
et-sa-noin-voi-sanoo-esittaa
rss-vaalirankkurit-podcast
the-ulkopolitist
linda-maria
rss-kaikki-uusiksi
rss-mina-ukkola
rss-pykalien-takaa
rss-merja-mahkan-rahat
rss-kuka-mina-olen
rss-raha-talous-ja-politiikka
rss-kyselytunti