# Australia news live: New union boss warns Pauline Hanson will make cost of living ‘worse’; Labor scraps course over ‘integrity’

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- The Guardian, 2026-09-03 20:37 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/sep/04/anthony-albanese-pauline-hanson-actu-union-labor-one-nation-coalition-angus-taylor-ntwnfb

> New ACTU secretary Melissa Donnelly says tackling cost-of-living pressures and managing the rollout of AI in workplaces will be major priorities in her new role. She also says Pauline Hanson’s One Nation ‘says one thing and does another’, warning its policies could worsen living-cost pressures.