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Police commissioner's vax mandate unlawful: Court

Queensland's departing police commissioner failed to properly consider the human rights implications of two ultimately unlawful vaccination mandates issued at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, a Supreme Court review has found.


FWC bench failed to follow Act's script: Full court

A four-member FWC bench failed to properly consider whether an experienced train driver sacked after receiving a two-year community corrections order for high-range drink driving was notified of the reason for his dismissal and given an opportunity to respond, a full Federal Court has found today.

Hot Wok costs rejected as judge ponders "pessimistic" approach

A Federal Court judge has speculated that he might have been "overly pessimistic" when he rejected suggestions that a FWC full bench displayed bias when sharing with parties its concerns about an already-approved agreement.

Energy giant forced to bargaining table after three decades

The AWU has warned that Woodside's HR team faces a "learning curve" after the union yesterday won a hard-fought majority support determination forcing the energy giant to the negotiating table with its offshore platform employees for the first time in more than three decades.

Tribunal's "colonial attitude" claim dismissed

A worker who claims FWC President Iain Ross admitted to having a problem with commissioners' "colonial attitude" has lost his Federal Court bid to sue the tribunal for racial discrimination.

Nobody told us to resume considering appeal: FWC bench

A FWC full bench has taken a union and employer to task for failing to notify it to resume hearing the former's challenge to a contentious hospitality deal under which employees can work "voluntary" additional hours without penalties.


Casual can't be axed at will: Full bench

A judge incorrectly ruled that employers can "simply end" a casual worker's employment whenever they wish, a full Federal Court has found.

High Court rules on traumatised lawyer's case

The High Court has today unanimously found that a lawyer diagnosed with PTSD and depression after working in the Victorian public prosecutor's unit that handles s-xual offences, including those involving children, would have cooperated with steps by her employer to shift her to another area of its operations.