Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has enlisted Family First Senator Bob Day to broker an agreed position among his crossbench colleagues on the ABCC and Registered Organisations bills, in a bid to avoid a double dissolution.
ETU members employed at the NSW electricity distributor Essential Energy have overwhelmingly endorsed protected work bans and stoppages, which they can begin activating next week.
A Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal full bench has given parties until 4pm today to make submissions on a TWU compromise proposal that accedes to a six-month delay for the contractor driver minimum rates order but maintains a 30-day maximum payment window.
The Fair Work Commission is reviewing exemptions that permit entities other than the Australian Electoral Commission to conduct registered organisations' elections.
The managing director of retail giant Coles - one of Australia's biggest employers - has called for changes to the Better Off Overall Test and penalty rates.
The Victorian Auditor-General's damning audit report on the state health sector's response to bullying and harassment has found its agencies lack even the "fundamental, underpinning foundations of effective policies and procedures" to tackle the issue.
Vale Pat Geraghty; Third time lucky for DP World agreement; Police drop charges against another CFMEU official; and FWC puts CFMEU entry permit suspensions on ice.
The Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal is set to go ahead with hearings over the Easter weekend on whether to delay its contractor driver minimum rates order, despite opposition from the Federal Government.
Proceedings brought by FSU national secretary Fiona Jordan against her union have returned to the Fair Work Commission, as an internal power struggle continues.
