Cash still has a huge role to play in Australian society.
While that’s still the case – and it will be for several years to come – banks and retailers have to step up to ensure that can happen efficiently
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TWU joins chorus against fuel excise plan
The Transport Workers’ Union (TWU) is the latest industry body to come out against the federal opposition’s proposed fuel excise halving.
The TWU has slammed federal opposition leader Peter Dutton’s
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TWU: How to make the industry better for owner drivers
A couple of months into the year and the road transport laws brought in under the Albanese government are gathering steam.
At the beginning of February, I joined a road transport delegation – TWU members,
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TWU welcomes updated NSW transport business laws
The Transport Workers’ Union (TWU) has welcomed new legislation introduced in New South Wales that will further close loopholes that exploit smaller transport businesses and gig workers.
The updates
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TWU welcomes reform to start 2025
This month, truck drivers and gig workers receive new rights under transport reform laws. For the first time there will be protections from unfair contract terminations if you’re a truck driver, and
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TWU explains what ‘game changing’ laws mean for owner drivers
Yesterday, the Transport Workers’ Union (TWU) announced in Melbourne that new laws protecting the rights of owner drivers and gig workers had officially kicked in.
But what does it mean for Australia’s
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World first owner driver and gig worker laws to kick in today
In a world first, new rights for owner drivers and gig workers are set to begin today in Australia following laws passed last year by the federal government.
For owner drivers, the new Road Transport Industry
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TWU uses new provisions to call for Armaguard assistance
The Transport Workers’ Union (TWU) has used new provisions under transport reform laws to call on help for cash-in-transit company Armaguard.
With the cash-in-transit industry struggling due to declining
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First applications submitted to Fair Work Commission for transport reforms
The federal government has hosted a Transport Workers’ Union (TWU) road transport industry delegation that has involved the first applications submitted to the Fair Work Commission.
Last year, the federal
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TWU looks at “crossroads” of trucking industry
In 2025, the road transport industry in Australia stands at a transformative crossroads. The new transport legislation passed by the federal government has given us the power to fundamentally shift towards
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