The credibility of opposition leader Bill Shorten has been called into question as he faced the Royal Commission into Trade Union Governance and Corruption this week.
The China Australia Free Trade Agreement (ChAFTA) will reduce local job opportunities and leave foreign workers at risk of exploitation, an international trade expert warns.
The Australian Dollar has fallen below 74 US cents for the first time in almost a decade. At midnight the dollar was standing at 73.98 US cents. By 6am today it had recovered and was back around 74.50 US cents. Mitul Kotecha, head of the Asia Pacific foreign exchange strategy, said they “expect the Aussie dollar to still decline”. He…