TODAY'S Federal Court ruling in the JJ Richards case highlights a major inconsistency between stated government policy on workplace bargaining...

In response to yesterday's call by the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) for Fair Work Australia to change...

THE outcome of an appeal against a controversial Fair Work Australia (FWA) ruling could determine whether employers in Australia's resource...

In this Queensland Mining and Energy Bulletin column, Australian Mines and Metals Association (AREEA) chief executive Steve Knott talks jobs...

AUSTRALIA’s resource industry has welcomed today’s reforms to the permanent employer-sponsored visa program that provide a simplified pathway for temporary...

AS tomorrow's International Women's Day (IWD) prepares to celebrate the economic, political and social importance of women right across the...

It's three years on from the commencement of the government's new IR regime and the resources industry has experienced limited...

AT an industrial relations summit in Sydney on 6 March 2012, AREEA raised the collective concerns of resource employers that...

THE failed attempt to refer the ABCC 'abolition' bill to a Senate review committee means the days of an effective...

THE appointment of accomplished employment lawyer and AREEA director Geoffrey Bull as a Fair Work Australia (FWA) Commissioner marks a...

THE second round of the Queensland Government's mining and gas job expos wrap up today as the Brisbane Entertainment Centre...

In this opinion piece published in The Australian, AREEA chief executive Steve Knott discusses the Qantas job cuts, the ongoing...

WORKPLACE relations reform that allows employers in the resources and related construction industries to engage and negotiate directly with their...

AS Western Australia's status as the powerhouse of the Austrlain economy remains threatened by increasing industrial hostility on its large...

RESTORING the ability for employers to engage and negotiate directly with their workforce has underpinned the key recommendations from national...