‘Politics’ Archives
Bill paves way for national IR system
Australia is one step closer to a national industrial relations system under draft laws the federal government has introduced to parliament. The legislation aims to end the overlap and duplication of state and federal workplace relations systems that continued to cause [Read More]
PM backs Gillard over building watchdog
Unions will know in the next two weeks the extent of powers the new industrial body, Fair Work Australia, will have to oversee the building and construction industry. Workplace Relations Minister Julia Gillard has brushed off accusations the government has tried to silence [Read More]
The Hon Julia Gillard MP
Media release Appointment of Executive Director to Fair Work Australia The Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, Julia Gillard, is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms Marion van Rooden as the Executive Director of the Fair Work Australia Establishment [Read More]
Why Gillard’s Fair Work Bill is a fair cop
Don’t believe those militant employers who say Julia Gillard’s Fair Work Bill puts the unions back on top, nor those militant unions saying we’re getting Work Choices Lite. Large slabs of John Howard’s Work Choices are retained but its most [Read More]
