Posts tagged "labor"

Here's what you need to know about the bill, from its proposed overhaul of the enterprise bargaining system to new Fair Work Commission powers to enforce hybrid work arrangements.

Labor says its new budget is focused on ‘economic resilience’ and ‘fiscal restraint’. Here are the key figures and forecasts it’s using as backing.

We chatted to some Aussie startup founders to find out what they wanted to see in Labor's federal budget.

The federal government will next week introduce an industrial relations reform bill it hopes will drive wage growth and secure fairer working conditions.

Penalties of $50 million for companies found to have engaged in anti-competitive behaviour could soon be a reality, as the federal government tables legislation that could drastically increase the risks of breaching competition and consumer law.

Care work platform Mable will "simplify" opt-in superannuation deductions for gig workers as the government readies its own reform agenda.

Lawmakers, industry advocates, and car-lovers alike have descended on Canberra for a major electric vehicle summit, designed to increase EV uptake and remove barriers to their adoption by Australian drivers.

"It’s hard for small businesses to compete if larger companies use sneaky tactics to try to dominate the market," said Assistant Treasurer Stephen Jones.

"The upcoming Jobs and Skills Summit looks like it’s from the 1990s when small business was never a consideration," writes Peter Strong.

Ditching the stage three tax cuts would be a disaster for Labor and a welcome fillip for a divided opposition.

With barely a fortnight until the Jobs and Skills Summit, immigration, innovation, and industrial relations have become major agenda items.

The Opposition Leader publicly turned down an invitation to the Jobs Summit, claiming the summit would be compromised by government favouritism towards union policy suggestions.