Victorian public school teachers have voted to accept the Carroll Government's 28.3% to 32.4% over four years pay offer and a one-off $2000 bonus, and have called off an imminent strike.

The FWC has extended time for a rigger to pursue his alleged sacking because of a union campaign targeting "unskilled backpackers" who supposedly secured offshore jobs ahead of experienced gas and oil workers.

A court has suppressed a former Commonwealth Bank senior executive's originating application and statement of claim for his breach of terms and conditions case, after the employer argued their publication would "imperil" the success of mediation.

The MEU has won a new SJSP order for labour hire blast crew workers at a Hunter Valley coal mine, with the FWC finding their current work falls under the host deal despite plans for them to become supervising shotfirers in charge.

A NSW IRC full bench has upheld a ruling that a sacked interpreter breached a Commission practice note by failing to seek leave to file AI-generated material that then turned out to be inaccurate, warning that unrepresented applicants cannot expect leniency after such transgressions.

Wambo coal mine washery workers have reached an agreement with owner Peabody, bringing an end to months of lockouts.

A new NSW IRC member who played a central role in reinstating the State's industrial court also frequently emitted "blood-curdling screams" from her office, leaving her colleagues to reassure others "don't worry, Rina is just talking to her sisters", with a "joy and humour" that flowed through the workplace.

Workplace Relations Minister Amanda Rishworth has sought to reassure a federal judge that the plan to set up a Fair Work Court is in "no way. . . a reflection on any particular judgment or any particular operation of the federal courts".

The Australian Higher Education Industrial Association says a landmark FWC finding that Macquarie University must treat a member of its teaching-only staff as a part-time employee rather than a casual is likely to necessitate a "re-prosecution" of workload clauses during "heavy duty" bargaining in the sector.

Greens IR and finance spokesperson Barbara Pocock is calling on the Albanese Government to back her private member's bill and support superannuation for under-18 workers, in line with the Labor Party's platform, while the Coalition's Andrew Bragg says that after its extension to young workers, the next step will be "super for cats and dogs".