Dates: 9th – 11th October 2025
Venue: The Star, Brisbane
Invitation to Attend
The Australian Labour & Employment Relations Association (ALERA) invites you to join us in Brisbane for the 2025 National Conference.
Hosted by the Industrial Relations Society of Queensland (IRSQ), attend to hear from the heavy hitters of workplace relations and experience all the sunshine state has to offer.
Nate Burke
ALERA 2025 Convenor
Organising Committee
Nate Burke, DEWR (Convenor)
Faiyaz Devjee, Equans
Alison Francis, Fletcher Building Australia
Ashleigh North, Queensland Fire Department
Ben French, Griffith University
Ezra Pyers-Tuarerewa, Business Chamber Queensland
Fiona Corbett, Australian Business Lawyers & Advisors
Kait Teague, Electrical Trades Union
Joanne Webb, Department of Justice
Neroli Ellis, Tasmanian Industrial Commission
Key Dates
| Early Bird Registration open | April |
| Program Release | May |
| Early Bird Registration close | 14 July |
| Standard Registration open | 15 July |
| Conference | 9–11 October |
Our speakers
Giridharan SivaramanCommonwealth Race Discrimination Commissioner
Jacqueline KingGeneral Secretary, Queensland Council of Unions
Justice Adam HatcherPresident, Fair Work Commission
Emily HaarPartner, Piper Alderman
Andrew StewartProfessor of Work and Regulation, Queensland University of Technology, Adjunct Professor with Adelaide Law School, Consultant, Piper Alderman
Joanna MinchintonHead of Legal and Consulting, IRiQ Law
Brad HayesFederal Secretary, Independent Education Union
Megan BrooksBarrister, Callinan Chambers
Rae CooperPresident, International Labour and Employment Relations Association, Professor of Gender, Work and Employment Relations, University of Sydney
Lucy TaksaCo-Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Industrial Relations, Professor of Management, Deakin University
Rebecca PezzuttiManaging Director, IR Balloting Pty Ltd
Heidi CooperChief Executive Officer, Business Chamber Queensland
Stacey SchinnerlQueensland Branch Secretary, Australian Workers Union
Anthony ForsythSenior Legal Officer, Australian Council of Trade Unions
Joanna MacneilProfessor of People, Organisation and Work, College of Business and Law RMIT University
Mark BrayEmeritus Professor, University of Newcastle
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