Australia news live: skydivers go on strike claiming wages are plummeting; Labor receives US Aukus review
AWU accuses skydiving company of seeking to turn employees into ‘gig workers’. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe federal government confirmed it has received the Trump administration’s review of the Aukus submarine deal this week,...
<p>AWU accuses skydiving company of seeking to turn employees into ‘gig workers’. Follow today’s news live</p><ul><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>The federal government confirmed it has received the Trump administration’s review of the Aukus submarine deal this week, promising to work through the long-awaited report.</p><p>Overnight, Pentagon chief spokesman Sean Parnell told Guardian Australia the purpose of the review was to identify opportunities to strengthen Aukus and ensure its long-term success, in alignment with President Donald Trump’s America First agenda.</p><p>“During the review, the department consulted extensively with the US inter-agency as well as Australia and the United Kingdom,” he said.</p><p>“Consistent with President Trump’s guidance that Aukus should move ‘full steam ahead’, the review identified opportunities to put Aukus on the strongest possible footing.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/dec/05/australia-news-live-skydivers-strike-aukus-review-anika-wells-travel-social-media-age-ban-coalition-labor-ntwnfb">Continue reading...</a>
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