by Renee Burns | Nov 29, 2019 | General
Yesterday the Australian Senate delivered a most welcome surprise, defeating the proposed Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Amendment (Ensuring Integrity) Bill 2019. The result is an important statement by our Senate – echoing the voices of Australian workers...
by Renee Burns | Sep 14, 2019 | General
Our Executive Director, Renee Burns has contributed to an ILO Centenary Issue of International Union Rights produced by the London based ICTUR. The piece examines the extent to which Australia complies with its international labour and human rights obligations and the...
by Renee Burns | Jul 26, 2019 | General
The Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Amendment (Ensuring Integrity) Bill 2019 (‘EI Bill’) has been re-introduced to Parliament couched in talk of the rule of law and “appalling behaviour” by union officials and sections of the union movement. But look beyond the...
by Renee Burns | May 24, 2019 | General
Nearly one week on from the Coalition Government’s ‘miracle’ election win the Australian labour movement is asking itself what went wrong. This time around Australia did not vote to change the rules, perhaps some hesitancy might be attributed to the lack of detail...
by Renee Burns | May 7, 2019 | General
2019 Federal Election: What’s proposed for workplace relations? With less than two weeks remaining of the federal election campaign we take this opportunity to look at what the major parties have proposed for workplace relations. Find our comparison of major...
