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Collins is either a lame-duck minister or is actually working behind closed doors with other ministers and with the ACTU to make life harder for those she supposedly represents, says Peter Strong.

Australian business lobbyists have launched a last-ditch attempt to convince lawmakers to split, postpone, or abandon Labor's contentious industrial relations bill.

When it comes to small business we are hearing lots of good rhetoric but seeing the opposite in action, says Peter Strong.

Labor has hinted at further amendments to its massive industrial relations reform bill, but lingering Senate concerns over multi-employer bargaining remain a barrier between the federal government and its hopes of passing the omnibus in full by Christmas.

The federal government is optimistic that amendments to its industrial relations reform package, including tweaks to its multi-employer bargaining plans, could secure its support in the Senate.

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.

The federal government has introduced the first batch of its long-heralded industrial relations reforms into Parliament.

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

Australia’s controversial building regulator has managed to help subcontractors get more than $13.5 million in invoices paid over past three years.

The Albanese government's historic Jobs and Skills Summit is into its second and final day, and already big changes are afoot for the future of work in Australia.

The government will bring in early legislation for multi-employer bargaining this year, along with a range of other changes to the industrial relations system.

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