Coffs Coast Advocate

You could be stung: Employment rights eroded by JobKeeper

Fair Work Act reforms have blurred workplace definitions, says CQU Academic.

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17th July 2020 12:07 AM

CQU Head of Law Dr Victoria Lambropoulos says workplace law reforms have made things difficult for employers and employees since Jobkeeper was introduced.

Union members rally for fairer workplaces

Thirteen unions and their members joined the national rally Tuesday to 'change the rules' of the Fair Work Act.

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24th Oct. 2018 6:10 AM

Protesters at Bluewater Quay in Mackay fighting for improved conditions and pay for child safety officers.

Harwood Bridge contract suspended after serious breach

There is an ongoing investigation into a sub-contractor for the Harwood Bridge over a breach of the Fair Work Act

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03rd Aug. 2018 11:08 AM

Large cranes used to lift girders for the new bridge at Harwood as part of the Pacific Highway upgrade.

Labor pollies greet agreement between miners and Glencore

New agreement ends one of Australia's longest industrial disputes.

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29th March 2018 5:03 AM

FIGHTING LOCKOUTS: Keppel MP Brittany Lauga on the picket line with the locked out Oaky North miners is calling for a the federal government to ban extended lockouts.

Both parties want change to target CQ's insecure work crisis

Politicians share their thoughts on fixing the casualisation problem

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15th March 2018 12:03 PM

WORKERS TOGETHER: There was a recent combined union rally to protest the casualisation of Gladstone's workforce.

Turnbull's Eureka moment bans flag from sites

The ABCC is merely a taxpayer-funded vehicle for the Liberal Party's culture war against unions, says CFMEU's Dave...

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05th Feb. 2018 4:02 PM

Building and construction workers rally in Melbourne last year against the Turnbull Government's reintroduction of the Australian Building and Construction Commission.

'Will pay $20 for someone to clean my bong'

YOU can find someone to do pretty much anything on popular “side gig” app Airtasker. A Senate inquiry into the platform was...

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08th Sept. 2017 4:09 PM

REVEALED: The work 'crisis' plaguing the Rockhampton region

The calls are getting louder to fix the broken system.

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25th July 2017 10:07 AM

INSECURE EMPLOYMENT: Senator Murray Watt and Opposition spokesperson for employment Brendan O'Connor in Rockhampton to talk with Aurizon staff who are unsure about their futures.

The vicious politics that targets the weak

You won't have heard Senator Ian Macdonald bleating from the bleachers about the dangers of retrospectivity in a Fair Work...

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25th Feb. 2017 5:02 AM

Lettuce farm contractor short-changes almost 100 overseas workers

DOZENS of international students and working holiday visa-holders are among farm workers in regional Queensland who have...

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28th June 2016 2:06 PM

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