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The ancestors of Aboriginal Australians began arriving from south-east Asia 50,000 to 65,000 years ago, during the last glacial period. [1] [2] Arriving by sea, they settled the continent and had formed approximately 250 distinct language groups by the time of European settlement, maintaining some of the longest known continuing artistic and religious traditions in the world.
The Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) is an Act of the Parliament of Australia, passed by the Rudd government to reform the industrial relations system of Australia. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Replacing the Howard government 's WorkChoices legislation, the Act established Fair Work Australia, later renamed the Fair Work Commission .
WorkChoices was the name given to changes made to the federal industrial relations laws in Australia by the Howard government in 2005, being amendments to the Workplace Relations Act 1996 by the Workplace Relations Amendment (Work Choices) Act 2005, sometimes referred to as the Workplace Relations Amendment Act 2005, that came into effect on 27 March 2006.
Australian labour law sets the rights of working people, the role of trade unions, and democracy at work, and the duties of employers, across the Commonwealth and in states. Under the Fair Work Act 2009 , the Fair Work Commission creates a national minimum wage and oversees National Employment Standards for fair hours, holidays, parental leave ...
A Dictionary of Australian Military History – from Colonial Times to the Gulf War (1992) Hearn, Mark, Harry Knowles, and Ian Cambridge. One Big Union: A History of the Australian Workers Union 1886–1994 (1998) Hutton, Drew, and Libby Connors. History of the Australian Environment Movement (1999) excerpt and text search; Kelly, Paul.
The introduction of the Modern Slavery Act 2018 [33] into Australian law was partly based upon concerns of slavery being evident in the agricultural sector. [34] Further to this, a landmark provisional ruling by the Fair Work Commission in November 2021 ruled that farm workers in Australia on piece rates must be paid a minimum wage of $25.41 an ...
The Fair Work Amendment (Supporting Australia’s Jobs and Economic Recovery) Act 2021 (Cth) is an Act of the Parliament of Australia, which brought about considerable amendments to the Fair Work Act 2009. Prior to its passing, the legislation was considered to be the most significant industrial relations reform
The Fair Work Commission (FWC), until 2013 known as Fair Work Australia (FWA), [1] is the Australian industrial relations tribunal created by the Fair Work Act 2009 as part of the Rudd Government's reforms to industrial relations in Australia. [2] [3] Operations commenced on 1 July 2009.