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Burke notes "extraordinary" Qantas on-hire regime, as Joyce departs

Qantas Group chief executive Alan Joyce has brought forward his retirement to help the company "accelerate its renewal" after a 15-year reign that featured a hard line on IR, including the dramatic 2011 lockout and grounding, the outsourcing of ground handling at the height of the pandemic and the establishment of cost-cutting internal labour hire arrangements when he led Jetstar.

Vale Ron Callus

IR academic and researcher Ron Callus, best known for leading a pioneering IR research centre and the first of the two landmark Australian Workplace IR Surveys, is being remembered for his outstanding scholarship, along with his humanity and compassion, after his death in Sydney aged 70.

Fels to run ACTU "price gouging" inquiry

The ACTU has ramped up the prosecution of its case that profits rather than wages are fuelling inflation, securing former ACCC chair Alan Fels to conduct a public inquiry into "price gouging" and unfair pricing practices.

Swanny staffer to head PC

The chief of staff to Rudd-Gillard Government treasurer Wayne Swan is set to be the next chair of the Productivity Commission, as the institution prepares to "renew" its mission, after criticism of its approach to issues including IR.

Conflict-solving smarts learned at mum's knee: New member

A new FWC member has credited his mother-of-seven's "second-to-none" conciliation and mediation skills for his early-age lessons in conflict resolution, while a second new recruit has expressed his appreciation for his parents giving him every chance in life, lamenting that he "probably didn't take many of them".

MUA national leaders returned in low-participation poll

The MUA's quadrennial elections have produced new branch secretaries in two states while long-serving national leader Paddy Crumlin is back for another term, but a low voter turnout has sparked a call for the polls to be conducted in future by the AEC rather than internally.

Internal successor for Lowe at RBA

RBA Governor Philip Lowe, who earned the ire of unions and some in the Albanese Government with his repeated warnings about the risks of a wage-price spiral, is set to be replaced at the end of his term by his deputy, Michele Bullock, who will be the first woman to lead the central bank.

Sparkies union leader stepping down

Long-serving ETU national secretary Allen Hicks had decided against recontesting the position and has nominated assistant national secretary Michael Wright as his successor.

Anna Booth to be next Fair Work Ombudsman

Former senior FWC member and textile, clothing and footwear union leader Anna Booth is set to succeed Sandra Parker as Fair Work Ombudsman.