Mermaid Marine Australia employees at the Dampier Supply Base will stop work on Wednesday for five days, while negotiations continue around wages and job security.
Western Australian Senator Michaelia Cash has defended the government's paid parental leave scheme as several Nationals senators say they will vote against it.
The coalition has refused to commit to reducing application fees for 457 visa workers if elected to government, despite flagging plans to make the scheme more “user-friendly”.
