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Australia and Laos commit to long-term climate finance, addressing transnational crime, and more people-to-people talks.

Former ACCC chief Allan Fels has called on the federal government to establish a competition and prices commission.

ACTU urges government to fast-track its contentious workplace laws, saying delays are costing gig workers money they cannot afford.

There is furious agreement how not to screw up next time, and that means giving agency to workers in non-executive roles.

It appears ‘flexibility’ has its limits, with the APSC rejecting calls for a four-day working week in the public service.

The reinstatement of $750 pandemic leave disaster payments for certain workers will continue until September.

The health minister says Labor’s policy would deny hospitals access to tests, as well as positive cases, close contacts and critical industries. 

The new FWC deputy directors are Theresa Moltoni, former chief of labour-hire company WorkPac, and Victorian lawyer and former ACCC public servant Andrew Bell. 

The National Summit on Women’s Safety convenes 6-7 September to develop the federal government’s national plan to end violence against women and children. 

A new book implores Australians to look to the Nordic nations for policy inspiration, from taxation to diplomacy to electric vehicles.

Disagreement among employer groups over industrial relations reforms has left stakeholders ‘disappointed’ and ‘bruised’, after the government failed to pass enterprise bargaining laws.

A former West Australian under treasurer has been appointed deputy chair of the federal government’s five industrial relations working groups. Tim Marney will help lead the government’s effort to create jobs as part of its response to the economic impacts of the coronavirus pandemic, attorney-general Christian Porter said on Wednesday. The appointment was announced shortly […]