The Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Closing Loopholes) Act 2023 amends workplace relations laws relating to a number of measures. This fact sheet outlines the proposals relating to wage theft.

A key recommendation stemming from this inquiry is for the Australian government to ensure that formal reporting obligations for both decision-making agencies and review bodies be expanded to ensure information is readily available about the timeliness and efficacy of freedom of information (FOI) decision-making.

This paper reviews the Albanese Government's proposed new ‘Closing Loopholes’ bill and its laws regarding labour hire, casual employment and the gig economy.

The authors of this paper argue that Tasmania's patchwork approach to marine management should be replaced with an integrated approach. They suggest that a Tasmanian Integrated Marine Estate Act would establish an independent authority responsible for a state-wide Marine Estate Management Strategy and Marine Spatial Planning Framework.

This Bill Brief provides an overview of the Crimes Amendment (Non-fatal Strangulation) Bill 2023, which establishes two offences for non-fatal strangulation. It offers some background to the Bill’s introduction, considers the second reading speech delivered by the Minister and looks at the Bill in greater detail.