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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 - 8:00 PM
  • Location
    In person

  
  

  
  

  IRSV's 2025 Advocacy Skills Series 

  Appellate Advocacy at the FWC

  Speakers: the Hon Dr Iain Ross AO and Leigh Howard

  Location: RACV City Club, Club Pavillion, Level 2, 501 Bourke Street, Melbourne

  Time: 18 September 2025, 5:00 pm (for a 5:15 pm lecture start) to 8:00 pm

  Price: $35 for members ($200 for non-members)

  Drinks and canapes will be served for after the seminar. Further information on the seminar will be provided closer to the date.

  
  

  

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• IRSWA - Froth and Frivolity

  • When
    3 Oct 2025
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    5:30 PM
  • Location
    The Lounge at Lawson Flats, Perth.

  
  

  
  

  Froth and Frivolity – Advice and Anecdotes from peak IR professionals!

  IRSWA is pleased to invite you to a night of froth and frivolity... 

  With a line up of seasoned voices from the IR sector, you can expect lively conversation, and plenty of chances to mingle in a laid-back setting with speakers and like-minded practitioners.

  When: Friday 3 October, 5:30 PM

  Where: the Lounge at Lawson Flats, Perth.

  Canapés and beverages included.

  Speakers:

  Rachel Cosentino, Senior Commissioner of the WA Industrial Relations Commission

  Paul Schneider, Commissioner of the Fair Work Commission

  Jane Van Den Herik, Experienced practical IR professional

  Daniel White, Partner, Workplace Relations, Employment and Safety, Mills Oakley

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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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• IRST - Industrial Relations Focus Session

  • When
    21 Oct 2025
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    7:00 AM - 9:15 AM
  • Location
    Salamanca Inn, Hobart.

  
  

  
  

  Industrial Relations Society of Tasmania

   Breakfast  in Hobart

  When: Tuesday, 21 October 2025, 7:00am

  Where: Salamanca Inn, Hobart. 

  This event will include two focus sessions from guest speakers:

  Jane Fitton, Director, Workforce Management and Employment, SSMO

  Prof. Peter Fairbrother, Tasmanian School of Business & Economics, UTAS  

  AGM to follow from 9:00am - 9:15am 

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• IRS Newcastle - Annual Conference

  • When
    24 Oct 2025
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    8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    Custom House, Newcastle

  

  
  

  IRS Newcastle Branch

  Annual Conference

  The Road to 2030: IR in the age of AI, Climate Change, and Economic Uncertainty
  

  Date: Friday 24 October 2025

  Time: 8.30am - 4.00pm

  Venue: Customs House, Newcastle

  The keynote speakers include:

  Michael McQueen, Futurist

  Ali Kimmorley, Director of peoplefusion

  Mayor Adam Shultz, Lake Macquarie City Council
  

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• ALERA National Professional Development Unfair Dismissal Webinar Series

  • When
    30 Oct 2025
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    1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom Webinar

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  ALERA, together with our State and Territory societies, is pleased to present the final National professional development masterclass in our Unfair Dismissal series.

  Join us  for the fourth and final session: Termination of Employment: Why Choose Unfair Dismissal Over Other Options

  Speakers:

  Deputy President Bernadette O’Neill, Fair Work Commission

  Joel Zyngier, Gilchrist Connell

  Nick Wilson as   MC

  Hosted by: Industrial Relations Society of Victoria (IRSV)

  This webinar will feature a live Q&A, giving members the chance to engage directly with leading experts in industrial relations.

  When: Thursday, 30 October 2025

  Where: Zoom Webinar (Online)

  Time: 1:00 – 2:00 PM (AEST)

  Cost: Complimentary for all IRS members nationally

  Cost: Non-members $40.00

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