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The Industrial Relations Amendment Bill 2023 passed in the final sitting week of NSW Parliament.

Two recent decisions of the Fair Work Commission provide guidance for employers about the FWC's approach to disputes about requests for flexible working arrangements.

2023 may be a year no space insurer wishes to repeat, with the space insurance market experiencing some of the biggest losses in two decades.

The Victorian Supreme Court of Appeal has set aside a decision of the County Court which found that the Medical Panel can only make one binding determination in a proceeding.

The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) has released its 2022/2023 annual report.

The Federal Court recently handed down a landmark decision awarding a record sum of general damages under the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (Cth) to an employee who had been sexually...

The war in the Middle East is causing tensions around the world, with repercussions far beyond the borders of Israel and Gaza.

On 19 October 2023 the NSW Labor Government made a public commitment to enact an industrial manslaughter offence and review its existing work health and safety laws.

As HR departments increasingly employ automation to streamline day-to-day tasks, some employers are turning to precedent software to draft letters to employees.

In August 2023 the Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia made an application for a protected action ballot order (PABO) in relation to...

This judgment highlights the supervisory role to be played by the courts to ensure that a deed of company arrangement (DOCA) is for a proper purpose.

In a watershed decision, the High Court has allowed the plaintiff's appeal against the New South Wales Court of Appeal's decision to permanently stay proceedings arising out of a claim...