A Senate inquiry is seeking submissions next week on the bill introduced last week to protect the status of Country Fire Authority volunteers, while the ABCC and registered organisations bills re-introduced at the same time have again been sent to inquiries.
Former Prime Minister Tony Abbott says the Turnbull Government can deliver on election promises such as re-establishing the ABCC, despite facing a "difficult parliament".
Victoria's volunteer firefighters will tomorrow revive their bid to block the Country Fire Authority from seeking approval for its new enterprise agreement.
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull says the Coalition will re-introduce the two Bills used to trigger the double dissolution election, in a bid to win their passage, but if they are rejected, "then a joint sitting can be held".
The union movement's targeted marginal seats campaign played an "absolutely critical" role in generating a dramatic swing to the Labor Party in Saturday's federal election, according to renowned political analyst Malcolm Mackerras.
The Coalition says it will put five workplace relations bills before the Federal Parliament if it is returned to office, but has flagged that it will not announce a full IR policy ahead of Saturday's election.
The crisis within Victoria's Country Fire Authority has deepened, with its chief fire officer joining the exodus from its management ranks, saying the organisation's proposed agreement has "compromised" his role.
With only nine days until the federal election, the Nick Xenophon Team has announced a "modified" policy under which it will support the role of the Fair Work Commission in setting penalty rates.
