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Tasmanian independent MP Andrew Wilkie today introduced a private members' bill to prevent the Fair Work Commission from agreeing to employer requests to terminate expired enterprise agreements that leave workers worse off.

The Turnbull Government will this week introduce legislation giving APRA greater powers to investigate superannuation funds, including the fees and sponsorships directed from industry super funds to unions.

Senator Derryn Hinch has introduced a private member's bill that opens the way for mandated ratios of skilled staff in Australia's aged care sector.

The Senate yesterday expanded the Fair Work Ombudsman's investigative powers, while imposing limits on the matters it can examine.

Twenty-year jail terms for industrial manslaughter and the newly-created role of WHS Prosecutor are among legislative changes contained in a bill introduced to Queensland Parliament yesterday.

The Turnbull Government has introduced legislation that makes it easier to deregister militant unions that regularly breach workplace and civil law.

The AAT has confirmed it has no flexibility to extend Fair Entitlement Guarantee deadlines, knocking back a claim lodged two days after the prescribed 12-month limit.

The Turnbull Government has listed three pieces of IR legislation to be debated when Federal Parliament returns next week.

Australia must "redress the imbalance in bargaining power" held by workers and unions to reduce economic inequality, according to Federal Opposition workplace spokesperson, Brendan O'Connor.

Fair Work Commission President Iain Ross has given parties involved in the domestic violence leave case one week to provide submissions in response to the full bench's preliminary view that affected employees should have access to unpaid leave.