Interim report by Productivity Commission has now been released.

The PoMC must pay for an annual Port Licence Fee, which it says would effectively be passed on to shipping companies.

For the Australian trade community, the following are some interesting points that came out of the DIBP Industry Summit.

Under the Fair Work Act, the job of reviewing enterprise agreements for approval has been returned to the industrial tribunal, Fair Work Australia. Until an agreement has been approved, it will not operate to provide full protection from agitation about changes to conditions and industrial action. Getting agreements in a form able to be approved is a crucial step in the smooth introduction of new or revised conditions in enterprise agreements.

Houston, Texas (February 5, 2024) – In Pelfrey v. J.B. Hunt Transp., Inc., 2023 Fla. Cir. LEXIS 1580 (Order of May 19, 2023, Cause No. 04-2021-CA-00116), the Circuit Court for the 8th...

In a recent case, Fair Work Australia (FWA) put an end to the potential for opt-out clauses in enterprise agreements.

In most leases the tenant has the right to assign the lease with the landlord's consent. The landlord may impose conditions for its consent.

With only 11 days' notice of the commencement for ChAFTA, importers and exporters need to act quickly to prepare.

Importers of health related products should consider this decision when deciding the correct classification of a product.

Employers, principal contractors and consignors should consider making written submissions for the Annual Work Program.

Your hosts, Brenda Agnew and Jordan Assaraf are joined by Mike Shoreman. In 2018, Mike was diagnosed with Ramsay Hunt Syndrome, which left him with several different impediments and a disability.

The proposal by Hunt Consolidated to purchase Oncor using the financing vehicle of a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) has been withdrawn.

These are some key proposals which the Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal should identify in its Annual Work Program.

ASIC states that it will look at the conduct of lenders in particular.

The Federal Government announced that Australia concluded negotiations for a free trade agreement with Japan (JAEPA).

The High Court has ended the notion of a general right of recovery outside the refund provisions of the Customs Act.

The TMRO has given notice of the initiation of its review of the decisions leading to the imposition of these measures.

Red tape reforms have been introduced to reduce escalating costs and boost efficiency in the Victorian building industry.

Update on VOI legislation.

In a recent decision, the Federal District Court of Minnesota found that state agencies were not liable in a data breach class action suit involving a rogue employee’s unauthorized viewing of personal information in drivers license records.