An urgent ALP conference amendment proposed by construction union chief Dave Noonan to amend Labor’s national platform to outlaw special inspectors has been withdrawn at the 11th hour.
Australian Building and Construction Commission
Unionists’ swearing case a ‘waste of public funds’
A federal magistrate has rubbished an Australian Building and Construction Commission case, brought against two union officials for swearing, as a “waste of public funds”.
Building industry watchdog slammed over sham contracted migrants
An economics and employment expert has lashed out at the government’s construction industry watchdog, saying the body ineffectively regulates migrant worker mistreatment through sham contracting, writes Crikey intern Katie Weiss.
As decision testing ABCC laws looms, Tribe stands tall for mates
A decision in the Ark Tribe case is expected to be handed down in Adelaide tomorrow, as a new poll shows the public supports the union’s role in protecting safety on building and construction sites. Ava Hubble reports for Crikey.
The magical productivity of the construction
industry
When it comes to building industry productivity, there’s economic modeling, and then there’s Econtech modeling…
The murky — and costly — world of construction regulation
It’s not only the new Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC) chief Leigh Johns who has some explaining to do. The costs are mounting, writes Ava Hubble.
Construction industry case driving a wedge between the ALP and unions
A SA construction industry court case exposes controversial legislation that has driven a wedge between the ALP and its union supporters. Ava Hubble reports.
Unions, thugs and Labor
The union movement remains deeply angered at the Government’s insistence on retaining a separate enforcement mechanism for the construction industry. The next week should be exciting.
Gillard’s other ABCC dilemma: making it work
There is a major clash of cultures between Fair Work Australia tand the Australian Building and Construction Commission, writes Professor David Peetz.
