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Passage of SA referral bill in doubt; Canberra to introduce referral amendments

The fate of South Australia's IR referral legislation is in the hands of the six crossbench members of the Upper House, after the State's Liberals flagged they would oppose the handover. Meanwhile, Victoria is amending its referral bill to align it with referrals by other States and the Rudd Government will tomorrow seek to amend the Fair Work Act to reflect the referral deals agreed with the States.

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