RBA Governor Philip Lowe, who earned the ire of unions and some in the Albanese Government with his repeated warnings about the risks of a wage-price spiral, is set to be replaced at the end of his term by his deputy, Michele Bullock, who will be the first woman to lead the central bank.
Victoria's Andrews Government has appointed former ACTU president Sharan Burrow and ex-FWC president Iain Ross to key roles on a tripartite taskforce to improve safety and support for apprentices.
The Albanese government has appointed Mordy Bromberg, a senior Federal Court judge who jointly leads its employment and IR practice area, as president of the Australian Law Reform Commission.
A welcome ceremony for new FWC member Sharon Durham has heard the Queensland IR Minister's former chief of staff discovered IR was her thing at 17 years old while working as a services union print room assistant and learnt the 80/20 bargaining rule at the plumbers union.
AWU national secretary Daniel Walton is stepping down after almost seven years, announcing his departure at the same time as pressuring the Albanese Labor Government to promote domestic manufacturing by introducing an export tax on unprocessed critical minerals.
Workplace Relations Minister Tony Burke has today continued his "rebalancing" of the Fair Work Commission, appointing seven commissioners and a deputy president, all with union or union-friendly backgrounds.
