Data released by the federal government found the number of full-time jobs declined in the sector from 130,414 in March 2020 to 121,364 in 2021 (a 7% decrease)
Happy Friday! We’re learning more about the relationship breakdown between independent MP Monique Ryan and her chief of staff Sally Rugg, with federal judge Justice Debra Mortimer saying she had never “seen a case like this”.
Mortimer suggested the full case could take two weeks to hear, and may require evidence about what “reasonable hours” staffers in parliament work, including evidence from “staffers of other politicians”.Bruce Lehrmann could give evidence in open court for the first time as part of his defamation claim against Lisa Wilkinson.Lehrmann could be asked in two weeks’ time
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