'A feather duster':Critics say draft laws for national corruption watchdog fall short

'A feather duster':Critics say draft laws for national corruption watchdog fall short

Attorney-General Christian Porter released draft laws that fall short of calls for public hearings into political scandals.

  • byDavid Crowe

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Companies should bring staff back to the office'as quickly as possible':Porter

Companies should bring staff back to the office'as quickly as possible':Porter

Research shows Australians rate their working from home experience much more positively than their global counterparts.

  • byMichael Koziol
Right to erase personal data to be considered in privacy laws review

Right to erase personal data to be considered in privacy laws review

The federal government review will also examine the need for additional protections around the collection of personal information,including the way consent is sought from children.

  • byLisa Visentin
Slow,technical and locked in conflict:report chides dysfunctional EBA system

Slow,technical and locked in conflict:report chides dysfunctional EBA system

A study of the enterprise bargaining system underscores the challenge for the government as it tries to revive it to aid economic recovery.

  • byNick Bonyhady
Federal Court judges elevated to High Court as new appointments revealed

Federal Court judges elevated to High Court as new appointments revealed

The Morrison government has retained the existing gender and state representation on the High Court bench.

  • byMichaela Whitbourn
Parliament urged to reject family courts merger'once and for all'
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Parliament urged to reject family courts merger'once and for all'

Peak legal bodies say the proposed merger of the Family and Federal Circuit Courts will hurt families and judges.

  • byMichaela Whitbourn
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Corruption commission chief cancelled coercive hearings in Border Force probe

Corruption commission chief cancelled coercive hearings in Border Force probe

The Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity head sacked the barrister who recommended coercive hearings and ignored his plan to interrogate officials.

  • byNick McKenzie andCharlotte Grieve
Overturned Fair Work decisions spark complaints about political appointees

Overturned Fair Work decisions spark complaints about political appointees

The CFMMEU has seized on a series of incorrect decisions to attack what it says are"ideological"appointments to the national industrial tribunal.

  • byNick Bonyhady
Crossbench still waiting for government talks on federal anti-corruption body

Crossbench still waiting for government talks on federal anti-corruption body

Attorney-General Christian Porter said in June his"next step"on a federal anti-corruption body was to talk to the crossbench to try to win their support.

  • byNick Bonyhady
Be on'high alert',McManus tells workers as government readies industrial reform

Be on'high alert',McManus tells workers as government readies industrial reform

The ACTU secretary says agreement was reached in two of five industrial working groups but Industrial Relations Minister Christian Porter has cast doubt on the union's view.

  • byNick Bonyhady
Industrial overhaul to come in one big bill,making it harder to oppose

Industrial overhaul to come in one big bill,making it harder to oppose

Attorney-General Christian Porter hopes to have an overhaul of Australia's industrial relations laws through Parliament by early next year.

  • byNick Bonyhady