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The Turnbull Government is seeking to make a direct link between the Heydon Royal Commission's findings and the ABCC legislation that looks set to be a double-dissolution trigger, but there is no concrete policy connection between the two, according to a leading IR academic.
The Turnbull Government's threat of a double dissolution election is yet to convince crucial Senate crossbenchers to pass the ABCC and registered organisations bills next month.
The Victorian County Court has given suspended jail sentences to two former Cbus employees who pleaded guilty to giving false and misleading evidence to the Heydon Royal Commission.
Former Fair Work Commission Vice-President Michael Lawler's conduct on the ABC's Four Corners program was "far below" what the public was entitled to expect from somebody in his position, according to the silk who investigated his conduct.
The CFMEU wants to examine the safety record of the building supply company Boral as part of the committal hearing of blackmail charges against the union's top two officials in Victoria.
Resources minister says project agreements worth considering; Workers have "right to know" how transition from fossil fuels will be managed, says Burrow; Public and private sector IT professionals' pay rises "diverging"; and Queensland Parliament rejects LNP bid to reverse entry rules.
RMIT academic Professor Anthony Forsyth has told a forum on the Heydon Royal Commission that he has shifted his position on whether a specialist regulator of unions and employer organisations is justified, and now believes unions should accept the Coalition's proposed Registered Organisations Commission.
The Turnbull Government is threatening a double dissolution election if the Senate refuses to pass the Bill it reintroduced today to re-establish the ABCC.
The Turnbull Government will tomorrow re-introduce legislation to re-establish the ABCC, aiming to win enough support from the Senate crossbenchers for it be passed by early March.
