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ACTU's Kearney tipped to contest Batman by-election

ACTU president Ged Kearney is tipped to be the Labor candidate in a by-election for the Federal seat of Batman, triggered by the sudden resignation of former Labor frontbencher David Feeney.


Technology "destroying" jobs under current policies, Senate told

A jobs guarantee and universal basic income are among the policies government must embrace if Australia is to avoid a technology-led march towards inferior low-paying jobs, a leading academic has told a Senate inquiry into the future of work.



Statutes must change to protect "gig" workers: Lawyer

Changes in workplace law are needed to ensure decent pay and conditions for on-demand demand workers in the so-called "gig" economy, according to one of Australia's leading labour lawyers.





NZ IR Bill to wind back National changes

New Zealand's Labour-led Government has unveiled legislation to boost collective bargaining with the aim of lifting wages.


Change needed for system on "life support": Shorten

Opposition Leader Bill Shorten has foreshadowed major changes to Labor's workplace policies later this year, declaring that Australia's enterprise bargaining system is on "life support".


Harmer calls for "middle path" on IR

Major political parties must stop playing politically-expedient football with the IR system and engage in genuine national consultation on a new "middle path", according to Harmers Workplace Lawyers chair Michael Harmer.


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