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• IRS - Newcastle | AGM and Women in Industrial Relations

  • When
    10 Jul 2025
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    12:00 PM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    Merewether Surfhouse

  

  
  

  AGM | Women in Industrial Relations

  OUR KEYNOTE SPEAKER

  Professor Alison Preston, The University of Western Australia

  
  

  

  
  

  Professor Alison Preston is a leading economist at the Business School of The University of Western Australia, specialising in labour economics and industrial relations. Her research explores gendered aspects of the labour market, employment, and economic security. Her current work focuses on four key areas: financial literacy, wage determination, retirement incomes, and the experiences of older workers.

  Professor Preston recently served, alongside Emeritus Professor Mark Bray, on the Independent Review Panel for the Review of the Secure Jobs, Better Pay Act. She is an Associate Editor of the Industrial Relations Journal and serves on the Editorial Board of The Economic Record.

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• ALERA National Professional Development Unfair Dismissal Webinar Series

  • When
    24 Jul 2025
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    1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom Webinar

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  ALERA, in conjunction with State and Territory societies, is excited to share the details for the third of four National professional development lunchtime masterclasses on Unfair Dismissal. These webinars are free for all industrial relations society members.

  We invite you to join us for the third session in July, presented by Vice Present Gibian on “The lifecycle of an unfair dismissal claim: Process, remedies, and appeals”. The session hosted by IRSNSW will include a live Q&A, providing an opportunity for members to engage directly with the Vice President.

  When: Thursday, 24 July 2025
  Where: Zoom Webinar (Online)
  Time: 1:00 – 2:00 PM (AEST)
  Cost: Complimentary for all IRS members nationally (members please register via your IRS  website)
  Cost: Non-members $40.00

  Vice President Mark Gibian SC has been serving as the Vice President of the Fair Work Commission since his appointment in June 2024. Prior to this role, he was a barrister at HB Higgins Chambers in Sydney, commencing his practice in 2002 and being appointed Senior Counsel in 2018. Throughout his career at the bar, Vice President Gibian appeared in a range of significant cases, including successfully representing the TWU in challenging Qantas’ decision to outsource ground handling operations during the COVID-19 pandemic, securing pay rises of up to 28.5% for the HSU in the aged care work value case, and winning the insertion of a minimum wage floor in the Horticulture Award with the AWU.

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• IRSV - Advocacy Skills Series 2: Ethics and Etiquette at the FWC

  • When
    30 Jul 2025
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    5:00 PM - 6:15 PM
  • Location
    Online

  

  
  

  IRSV's 2025 Advocacy Skills Series 

  Ethics and Etiquette at the FWC

  
  

  

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• IRSV - Advocacy Skills Series 3: Appellate Advocacy at the FWC

  • When
    18 Sep 2025
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    5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Location
    In person

  

  
  

  IRSV's 2025 Advocacy Skills Series 

  Appellate Advocacy at the FWC

  
  

  

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• ALERA 2025 National Conference

  • Start
    9 Oct 2025
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    4:00 PM
  • End
    11 Oct 2025
  • Location
    The Star, Brisbane

  
  

  
  

  
  

  ALERA is excited to announce registrations are open for the 2025 National Conference. Join your IR colleagues in Brisbane for a standout line-up of leading voices in industrial relations, ready to share their expertise, fresh perspectives, and the latest developments shaping the field. Expect engaging discussions, interactive sessions, and plenty of opportunities to connect with professionals and leaders from across the sector.

  View the list of speakers here and program here

  When: Thursday 9^th to Saturday 11^th October

  Where: The Star, Brisbane

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