Bill Shorten vows new protections for lower-paid workers in fresh penalty rates challenge to Malcolm Turnbull

By James Massola
Updated January 25 2017 - 12:13am, first published 12:00am
Opposition Leader Bill Shorten says penalty rates 'are not a luxury'. Photo: Penny Stephens
Opposition Leader Bill Shorten says penalty rates 'are not a luxury'. Photo: Penny Stephens

Labor is preparing to fire a fresh salvo in the political fight over penalty rates, ahead of a long-awaited decision from the Fair Work Commission on whether to cut Sunday penalties.

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