A number of industry bodies, including the Minerals Council of Australia (MCA), the Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association (Appea) and the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Business Council of Australia have joined forces to launch an offence against the federal government’s so-called Same Jobs, Same Pay industrial relations changes. In a joint statement this week, the industry bodies said that the latest upheaval to Australia’s workplace relations regime would lead to lower wage growth and fewer jobs, compounding the plight of workers and fami...