The higher education sector is positioning itself to be a leader in addressing gender-based violence. The peak body for the sector, in industrial relations, the Australian Higher Education Industrial Association (AHEIA) has been invited by the Gender Based Violence Directorate to have input into implementation of the Gender Based Violence Code (Code). “The sector regards this is a highly important matter and is involved in a range of initiatives to improve knowledge and responses to gender-based violence (GBV),” the Executive Director ofAHEIA, Craig Laughton, said. AHEIA has produced a GBV guide for its 34 university members that will provide practical…
The Health Services Union is calling on governments and employers to deliver immediate, targeted relief for health, aged care and disability workers during Australia's worsening fuel crisis. HSU National Secretary Lloyd Williams said the union's members were bearing a disproportionate share of the crisis, with no option to work from home. "These workers kept this country going through a pandemic, and they are doing it again now. They will turn up regardless. That’s the nature of the work," Mr Williams said. "But turning up is getting harder and more expensive by the day, and the people who depend on them…
Today,Mr Tony Zappia MP, Chair of theParliamentary Standing Committee on Public Workspresented the Public Works Committee’s second report of 2026 to the House of Representatives. Report 2/2026 – Referral made in September 2025considers the proposed redevelopment of Blamey Barracks, Kapooka, New South Wales for a total estimated cost of $889.2 million (excluding GST). Following an inquiry during which the Committee had the opportunity to visit the Barracks and see firsthand the conditions of the site and question Department of Defence officials at public and in-camera hearings in Wagga Wagga, the Committee found that the proposed works will bring the Barracks…
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