The Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) must pay around $9 million in damages and legal costs to Boral after the union's boycott of the construction company was ruled illegal.

The world's biggest trade union says US energy giant Chevron has been profit-shifting to drive down the tax it pays in Australia.

Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand says companies in both countries are too laid back about corruption, bribery and fraud.

Former BHP executive Libby Lyons has been appointed director of the Workplace Gender Equality Agency.

New studies show workplace drug and alcohol policies work, comprehensive policies really work – but mandatory testing alone does not.

New laws have been tabled for SA Parliament consideration that seek to restrict the rapid movement of Senior Public Servants into political lobbying roles.

Ignorance flooded Bendigo streets last night, as a tide of anti-Muslim sentiment forced councillors to leave a meeting under police guard.

Queensland councils are seeking feedback from their residents as to how many Syrian refugees they can take in.

Negotiations have started between the Victorian branch of the Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU) and the State Government.

New figures suggest growth in living standards will dramatically slow in the coming decade, and actually decline for the country's most disadvantaged people.

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is helping more states get National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) funds.

New research has identified the migrant community as an untapped source of innovation and entrepreneurship.

This week has seen the launch of the first Science in Australia Gender Equity (SAGE) pilot program.

Western Australia’s Department for Child Protection has unveiled its Family and Domestic Violence action plan, in the hope of strengthening interventions against men who are violent or abusive to women and children.

Extensive media reports this week say the CFMEU is banking on Bill Shorten to win the next election, amid fears the LNP would try to shut the union down if re-elected.

Research from the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) has found a widespread culture of bullying and sexual harassment among surgeons.

Nigel Scullion says the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement will have a positive effect on Indigenous communities.

Workers from Human Services, the Tax Office, Border Force and Employment departments plan to walk off the job on September 15, saying they have been “low-balled” by new enterprise agreements.

Bernie Fraser has resigned as chairman of the Climate Change Authority (CCA).

The Australian women’s soccer team - the Matildas - have withdrawn from a Sydney training camp amid a breakdown in talks over the pay dispute with the FFA.

While it might make for awkward lunchroom conversation, experts say the workplace is a logical place to open up about suicide.

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