Australia politics live: union warns banks to respect WFH requests; NSW Nationals expected to scrap net zero pledge

Finance sector union writes to banks saying they must comply with the law on flexible working. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIn a bid to head off a potential rebellion among his members, NSW Nationals leader Dugald Saunders said this week he wouldn’t be “taking anything off the table” when it comes to the state’s energy policy.One option is to change the commitment to something more vauge , like achieving the target sometime in the second half of the century while agressively pursuing nuclear energy, which is not part of the 2020 roadmap. Continue reading…