Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to Australia as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
Australia: CPD points requirements for lawyers
The deadline for practicing lawyers to gain their mandatory CPD points is March 31st …
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Australia: BP told to reinstate worker sacked for posting Hitler parody video
The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has ordered the oil company BP to reinstate and compensate a technician who had posted a film parodying the company’s senior management on social media …
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Australia: Government extends coronavirus ban on travel from China
The government has taken the radical step of banning entry to all foreigners arriving from mainland China – unless they are an Australian citizen, permanent resident, or immediate family member (spouse, minor dependant or legal guardian) of an Australian citizen or permanent resident …
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Australia: Annualised wages in modern awards
Employers that pay annualised salaries that are made under certain “modern awards” will need to comply with new strict procedures on notification, record-keeping and reconciliation requirements by the 1st of March 2020 …
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Australia: Selected U.S. visa issuance fees sharply increase for Australian nationals
Under the new reciprocity schedule, fees for certain visa categories (E-1, E-2, F-1, F-2, H-1B, H-4, L-1, L-2, R-1 and R-2) have increased significantly for Australian nationals applying to visit the United States …
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Australia: Chile reciprocity fee for Australians scrapped under new visa arrangements
Australian visitors will no longer have to pay a US$117 reciprocity fee at the border when entering Chile via Santiago Airport …
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Australia: Work health & safety
The New South Wales Government has made several proposed amendments to the Work Health & Safety Act …
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Australia: New mega union to shift balance of power in Labor
The National Union of Workers (NUW) has just merged with United Voice to form The United Workers Union (UWU) …
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Australia: Queensland government creates half-day public holiday on Christmas Eve
A new law has been passed in the state of Queensland declaring the period after 6pm on Christmas Eve a public part-holiday …
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Australia: Whistleblowing compliance
The Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) have now issued guidelines to assist companies that are obliged to introduce statutory whistleblowing policies and procedures by January 1st 2020 …
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Australia: More parents work full-time
Latest figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) indicate that during the period 2009-2019, the proportion of families with children younger than five where both parents were working full-time increased by 7% to 21% …
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Australia: Government released its draft religious discrimination bill
The Federal Government has issued a consultation document about its proposed new law against religious discrimination …
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Australia: Labor tries to maintain casuals’ right to ‘double dipping’ entitlement
A regulation to stop casual workers in Australia from “double dipping” is under attack from Labour leader Anthony Albanese …
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Australia: Growth in average wages increases
Over the year to May 2019, average gross weekly pay increased by $48 (US$32) to $1,634 (US$1,098) …
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Australia: Government makes Global Talent program permanent to attract the world’s best and brightest
Instead of waiting for those with advanced skills to decide to migrate the Australian government has now set up a scheme to identify senior technology leaders, researchers developers and experts around the world and invite them to settle in the country …
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