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Government rejects AiG criticism of referrals bill

A Senate inquiry's government majority has rejected concerns raised by AiG about the state IR referrals legislation and recommended it be passed without delay, while Coalition senators have backed the bill's intent, but say it gives the states an "inherently dangerous" power to control the Fair Work Act's evolution. Meanwhile, the Government has released the multilateral intergovernmental agreement it has made with the states.