The Heydon Royal Commission has called former SDA Queensland state secretary and current Labor senator Chris Ketter, as it continues to examine unions' use of funds for political activities.
The FWC full bench conducting the four-year review of modern awards will consider any possible changes to penalty rates towards the end of the process.
In an analysis the Coalition dismisses, the CFMEU says the rejection rate for 457 visa applications has almost doubled since the former ALP Government's labour market testing took effect.
The MUA has threatened that Barrow Island on WA's northwest shelf might be condemned under the International Transport Workers' Federation's "port of convenience" campaign unless energy giant Chevron improves its relations with the union.
A Fair Work Commission full bench has ruled that Fair Work Act provisions requiring state governments to consult with unions over proposed redundancies are unconstitutional, rejecting the AWU's attempt to distinguish a similar High Court finding.
Editorial staff at New Corp's Australian operations have overwhelmingly rejected a new agreement offered by management that includes below-CPI annual pay rises of 2%.
The Fair Work Commission has refused to allow the friend of an employee who died before his unfair dismissal claim was heard to continue with the case, ruling it had no reasonable prospect of success.
In a wide-ranging judgment on federal right of entry laws, a senior FWC member has ruled that parties need to pay more than "lip service" to the requirement to agree on meeting rooms for union discussions with workers, and has warned a CFMEU employee that he needs to take "stock of his conduct".
Industrial action looks set to continue at the massive LNG plants being built on Curtis Island in Queensland, despite the builder Bechtel having an initial win in the Federal Court.
A Supreme Court appeal bench has upheld a ruling that a local council's chief executive was not covered by an award and was therefore entitled to 12 months' notice of dismissal.
