The chief of staff to Rudd-Gillard Government treasurer Wayne Swan is set to be the next chair of the Productivity Commission, as the institution prepares to "renew" its mission, after criticism of its approach to issues including IR.
A new FWC member has credited his mother-of-seven's "second-to-none" conciliation and mediation skills for his early-age lessons in conflict resolution, while a second new recruit has expressed his appreciation for his parents giving him every chance in life, lamenting that he "probably didn't take many of them".
The MUA's quadrennial elections have produced new branch secretaries in two states while long-serving national leader Paddy Crumlin is back for another term, but a low voter turnout has sparked a call for the polls to be conducted in future by the AEC rather than internally.
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.
