australian trade unions

Last week parliament passed a new law giving workers more power to push back against unreasonable out-of-hours requests from their employers. The Albanese government says this is needed to protect workers’ rights in the digital age. But the Dutton-led Coalition says it will damage productivity. Chief political correspondent Paul Karp tells Jane Lee what the right to disconnect means for you and why it is shaping up to be an election battle You can support the Guardian at theguardian.com/fullstorysupport

Victoria’s anti-corruption watchdog Ibac has cleared premier Dan Andrews and his ministers of corrupt conduct but warns of ‘grey corruption’ in his government. Victorian state correspondent Benita Kolovos tells Jane Lee how the Andrews government bypassed competitive tender processes to award a Labor-linked union a $1.2m training contract, and how Ibac’s findings could impact Andrews’ legacy

University staff are at breaking point. Teachers have told Guardian Australia that cost-cutting, an increase in casual work contracts and lower academic standards have all contributed to a hollowing out of the university sector – with many students no longer getting what they pay for. Laura Murphy-Oates speaks to higher education reporter Caitlin Cassidy about the crisis

On the last sitting day of parliament, politics editor Katharine Murphy and political reporter Paul Karp talk to Labor MP Tony Burke about the government’s omnibus industrial relations bill. With unions concerned the provision will cut pay and conditions, Burke discusses how the Morrison government’s gagging of parliamentary debate is putting workers, and democracy, at risk