The CPSU will resume industrial action at international airports from tomorrow, after postponing plans for Easter strikes in response to Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's request in the wake of last week's terror attacks in Brussels.
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has enlisted Family First Senator Bob Day to broker an agreed position among his crossbench colleagues on the ABCC and Registered Organisations bills, in a bid to avoid a double dissolution.
The CPSU has confirmed it will postpone planned industrial action over the Easter long weekend at airports across Australia in the wake of yesterday's Brussels terror attacks.
The Turnbull Government is seeking to make a direct link between the Heydon Royal Commission's findings and the ABCC legislation that looks set to be a double-dissolution trigger, but there is no concrete policy connection between the two, according to a leading IR academic.
The Turnbull Government's threat of a double dissolution election is yet to convince crucial Senate crossbenchers to pass the ABCC and registered organisations bills next month.
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is recalling both houses of parliament for a crunch vote on the bills to re-establish the ABCC and set up the Registered Organisations Commission, which is expected to pave the way for a double dissolution election.
Employment Minister Michaelia Cash has thrown her weight behind the AiG's bid to delay the April 4 rollout of the contractor driver minimum rates order, warning of adverse effects on the economy, the movement of freight and on the viability of businesses.
The Productivity Commission is calling for submissions on the criteria it should use for assessing the efficiency and competitiveness of the superannuation system and its ability to deliver the best results for fund members and retirees.
Employment Minister Michaelia Cash says that legislation to re-establish the ABCC will return to the Senate at the earliest opportunity during the May Budget sitting.
