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Current Affairs: Second round of penalty rates cut

Federal opposition leader Bill Shorten arrives for the NSW Labor Annual State Conference at the Sydney Town Hall, Sydney, Sunday, July 1, 2018. (AAP Image/Ben Rushton) NO ARCHIVING

Sunday and public holiday penalty rates for workers in the fast-food, retail, hospitality and pharmacy sectors drops 10 to 15 per cent from July 1. Opposition leader Shorten promises to reverse the cuts if Labor wins next election.


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Sunday and public holiday penalty rates for workers in the fast-food, retail, hospitality and pharmacy sectors drops 10 to 15 per cent from July 1. Opposition leader Shorten promises to reverse the cuts if Labor wins next election.



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