The Closing Loopholes Bill has passed parliament, and there is intense debate on whether it will be a benefit or a detriment to rural Australia.
The new laws, considered among the biggest changes to workplace laws in Australian history, feature contentious reforms, including -called “same job, same pay” in the labour hire industry and minimum standards in the gig economy, which were the subject of fierce employer advertising campaign and are vigorously opposed by the Coalition.
As of 7 December 2023, and by a vote of 32 to 25, the Senate has passed the first part of the Bill after the Albanese Government came to deal with cross-benchers…