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• IRSQ - Y.E.R.N.S Two Sectors, One Profession

  • When
    16 Sep 2026
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    5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
  • Location
    United Services Club, 183 Wickham Terrace, Spring Hill

  

  
  

  EXPLORING CAREERS ACROSS THE

  PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS

  The Young Employment Relations Networking Society invites all those who are young and young at heart to hear from professionals working across the public and private sectors as they discuss their career journeys, the differences between sectors, and opportunities available to students and graduates in a panel-style discussion.

  The discussion will be followed by networking, giving attendees the opportunity to meet speakers and other professionals working in employment and industrial relations.

  PUBLIC SECTOR

  JULIA G.

  Julia G. is an experienced industrial and employee relations professional with almost a decade of experience across the Queensland public sector. She is currently an Employee Relations Specialist at TAFE Queensland, with extensive expertise in industrial relations, enterprise bargaining, negotiation and policy.

  PRIVATE SECTOR

  JARRETT GOOS

  Jarrett Goos is an experienced employee and industrial relations professional, currently serving as Employee Relations Manager at BMA. A Griffith University alumnus, he has held senior workplace relations roles across major organisations, including Downer.

  
  

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• IRSNSW - When the Weather Turns Extreme: Managing Employees, Safety and Workplace Disruption

  • When
    23 Sep 2026
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    1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
  • Location
    Webinar - Online

  

  
  

  When the Weather Turns Extreme:

  Managing Employees, Safety and Workplace Disruption 

  
  Join the NSW Industrial Relations Society for a practical lunchtime webinar on managing employees, safety obligations and business disruption when severe weather affects the workplace.
  This session will explore the key issues employers, employees and practitioners need to navigate when heat, storms, floods, bushfires and other extreme weather events disrupt work, including safety duties, consultation, stand-downs, leave arrangements, flexible work, communication and continuity planning.

  Extreme weather events are no longer just an operational inconvenience — they are a growing workplace relations and safety challenge. With what is being forecast as one of the strongest El Niño events on record now commencing, and the prospect of hotter, drier conditions and heightened disruption ahead, this is a timely opportunity to discuss how workplaces can prepare and respond.
  

  Alana Rafter

  Alana Rafter is a Sydney-based employment and industrial relations lawyer specialising in work health and safety. She advises employers on WHS duties and compliance, manages regulator inquiries and notices, briefs boards on WHS risk, and has contributed submissions to Safe Work Australia's Best Practice Review of the Model WHS Laws. She is a frequent speaker on psychological safety and psychosocial risk management.

  Lisa Qiu

  Lisa Qiu is a Partner and Solicitor at Citation Legal in Sydney, acting for clients nationally. She advises employers on bullying, harassment, discrimination and workplace investigations — the psychosocial risks that sit at the heart of WHS duties. Dual-qualified in employment and migration law, she appears in the Fair Work Commission, the Federal Circuit and Family Court, and before the Australian Human Rights Commission. 

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• IRSNSW - Careers in Industrial Relations

  • When
    8 Oct 2026
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    4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
  • Location
    Boardroom, Level 2, H69 Codrington Building, 21-23 Codrington St, University of Sydney

  
  

  
  

  Interested in a career in industrial relations? Join us for an engaging panel discussion on industrial relations careers!

  Hear from experienced industrial relations practitioners, including representatives from AirServices Australia, Deloitte, the NSW Premier's Department, and the Electrical Trades Union. Panellists will reflect on their careers and share tips on building the skills needed to succeed in industrial relations. Audience members will have the chance to ask questions and meet the panellists. Light refreshments will be provided.

  This careers event is open to undergraduate and postgraduate students from any university and early career professionals interested in working in industrial relations.

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• IRSQ - Women in IR High Tea - Lessons from Women Who Have Shaped Workplace Relations

  • When
    30 Oct 2026
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    2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
  • Location
    United Services Club, 183 Wickham Terrace, Spring Hill,

  
  

  LESSONS FROM WOMEN WHO HAVE SHAPED WORKPLACE RELATIONS

  Join  IRSQ  for high tea where their panel of senior leaders  share the defining moments, valuable lessons, and practical insights that shaped their successful careers in workplace relations.

  PANELISTS

  Rebecca Girard
  Deputy Secretary
  The Services Union

  Alexandra O’Brien
  Deputy Director Employee Relations
  Independent Schools Queensland
  (Employer Assoc.)

  
  

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• IRSNSW - Meet the Commission and End of Year Member Drinks

  • When
    5 Nov 2026
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    5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
  • Location
    NSW Industrial Relations Commission, 47 Bridge Street, Sydney (Entry via Bridge Street entrance)

  
  

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• IRSWA - Advocacy Course

  • Start
    20 Nov 2026
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  • End
    22 Nov 2026
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  • Location
    Perth

  

  
  

  After a long hiatus and due to popular demand and member requests, we’re bringing the IRSWA Advocacy Course back in 2026!

  The course is designed for human resources, industrial relations practitioners and lawyers to develop and enhance their skills in the art of advocacy. 

  With WA Commission members adjudicating and supported by interstate facilitators (Chris O’Grady KC and Leigh Howard, Vic Bar) who run this course for other IR societies, the return of this course to WA is not to be missed

  Interested members are invited to send EOI's to ensure they can access pre-sale tickets and limited early bird prices, before the rest of the tickets get released to members and general public.

  When: Friday 20 November to Sunday 22 November 

  Spots will be limited. Membership is encouraged to ensure you have the best chance of obtaining pre-sale tickets - join today!

  Email the IRSWA Committee to register your interest. 

  
  

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• IRSNSW AGM and Patron's Lunch

  • When
    26 Nov 2026
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    12:00 PM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    Members Dining Room NSW Parliament House

  
  

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• ILERA 2027 World Congress

  • Start
    30 Aug 2027
  • End
    3 Sep 2027
  • Location
    ICC Sydney

  
  

  
  

  30 August - 3 September 2027

  ICC Sydney

  Sustainable, productive and decent work: Bridging Research, practice and policy

  
  

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