Watered down laws fail to protect projects

4 September 2009 | The national employer body representing Australia's mining and resources sector has raised concerns about changes to the building regulator laws and watering down of the accompanying code.

Gillard shifts power back to the unions

7 May 2009 | The Fair Work Bill seeks to return to a collective system of bargaining by drawing the unions into negotiations they might not otherwise be involved in.

IR changes put more workers at risk, says union

23 March 2009 | The recent vote by Coalition and cross-bench senators to amend the definition of a small business is a major change to Labor's Fair Work Bill.

Fair Work Bill will escalate construction costs and cut jobs: MBA

3 February 2009 | Certain clauses in the Bill had the potential to increase the level of industrial disputation and make it harder to reach agreements.

Fair Work Bill will escalate construction costs and cut jobs

30 January 2009 | The Fair Work Bill currently before Parliament could make construction and infrastructure projects more expensive and also cost jobs in the building and construction industry.