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Premium Content Subscriber only AN unlicensed concreter has been hit with yet another fine of more than $5000 in illegal work he carried out in Ipswich. It was the second prosecution this month by the Queensland Building and Construction Commission (QBCC) against Paul Coplick. The unlicensed driveway concreter has been the subject of public warnings issued by the QBCC, and was fined $7000 just 10 days prior to his latest court appearance.   Going before Ipswich Magistrates Court this week...

In the media Australian senate endorses news media bargaining code Latest approval takes bargaining code between news media companies and Google and Facebook a step closer to law. Australias controversial and internationally debated News Media Bargaining Code is a step closer to being enacted into legislation following the Senates decision to pass the Media and Digital Platforms Mandatory Bargaining Code Bill 2020 .(12 February 2021). More... Government moving in the right direction on Federal...

Premium Content Subscriber only AN unlicensed concreter who carried out unlawful work across Ipswich and other parts of Queensland has copped a $7,051 fine. Paul Lawrence Coplick was the subject of a Public Warning in January after the state’s building regulator found he had performed work without a license. He was also accused of having demanded excessive deposits for work. On February 9, Coplick went before Brisbane Magistrates Court following further action by the Queensland Building ...

Groundhog day as Albanese makes a strategic play We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss Save Normal text size Advertisement Just before midnight on Tuesday, two Uber drivers were chatting outside a 7-Eleven in Sydney’s central business district. They were about to be interrupted by the arrival of Tony Burke, Labor’s industrial relations spokesman, who was holding a press conference at that odd hour to critique the Morrison governmentâ...

PROCEDURE - CIVIL PROCEEDINGS IN STATE AND TERRITORY COURTS - COSTS - OFFERS OF COMPROMISE, PAYMENTS INTO COURT AND SETTLEMENTS - OFFER OF COMPROMISE OR OFFER TO SETTLE OR CONSENT TO JUDGMENT PURSUANT TO RULES - GENERALLY - where there was a claim and counterclaim - where the appellant made an "all-up" offer to settle "all claims in the proceeding" which was expressed to be under ch 9 pt 5 of the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 1999 ( the Rules) - where the offer did not distinguish between the c...

THIRD HOLIDAY INN CASE Victoria’s health department has listed several new potential exposure sites in Sunbury, north-west of Melbourne, as the ABC reports that three people have now tested positive from the Melbourne Airport Holiday Inn: Sunbury Square Shopping Centre (specifically Aldente Deli, Bakers Delight, Sushi Sushi, and Asian Star) from 3:40-4:30pm Friday, February 5 PJ’s Pet Warehouse, Sunbury from 3:37-4:10pm Friday, February 5 Cellarbrations, Sunbury from 6:17-7:02pm Saturday, ...

Master Builders Australia “Confirmation that an Albanese Labor Government will abolish the Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC) is deeply disappointing and will severely undermine builder’s contribution to economic recovery,” Denita Wawn, CEO of Master Builders Australia said. “Unleashing construction union thuggery will undermine recovery,” she said. “The ABCC is crucial for the building and construction industry, crucial for the economy and crucial for the entire...

Thuggery Cannot Be Part Of Recovery 10 February 2021 “Confirmation that an Albanese Labor Government will abolish the Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC) is deeply disappointing and will severely undermine builder’s contribution to economic recovery,” Denita Wawn, CEO of Master Builders Australia said. “Unleashing construction union thuggery will undermine recovery,” she said. “The ABCC is crucial for the building and construction industry, crucial for the economy...

Date Time Labor’s IR policies will do nothing to boost jobs and investment during recovery “The focus of IR reform during the recovery from the greatest economic decline since the Great Depression needs to be on measures to boost jobs and investment. Unfortunately, the policies being announced by the Opposition Leader today do not pass this test,” Innes Willox, Chief Executive of the national employer association Ai Group said today. Casual workers “The vague indicia approach that the F...

The Labor leader is promising to give government contracts to companies delivering secure jobs and let contractors who move jobs take leave provisions with them.