Program

Conference Opening Ceremony | Chair: Neroli Ellis, ALERA President

Welcome Address | Neroli Ellis, ALERA President
Welcome to Country | Uncle Rodney Dillon 
Welcome to Tasmania | Her Excellency the Honourable Barbara Baker AC, Governor of Tasmania

The Vision for IR in Australia | Panel Discussion | Chair: Prof Rae Cooper AO, University of Sydney

Liam O’Brien, Australian Council Trade Unions Assistant Secretary
Justice Adam Hatcher, President Fair Work Commission
Jessica Tinsley, Director of Workplace Relations, Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Dr Caleb Goods, President, Australian Industrial Relations Academics of Australia and New Zealand

Political Aspirations for IR – virtual presentations | Chair: Neroli Ellis, Tasmanian Industrial Commission

Hon Tony Burke, Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations (virtual)
Sen. Hon. Michaelia Cash, Shadow Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations (virtual)
Senator Barbara Pocock, Greens Spokesperson for Employment (virtual)

Presentation by the Fair Work Ombudsman | Chair: Neroli Ellis, Tasmanian Industrial Commission

Anna Booth, Fair Work Ombudsman

Discrimination and Sexual Harassment Case Law Review | Chair: Virginia Wills, National Tertiary Education Union

Josh Bornstein, Principal Lawyer, National Head of Employment Maurice Blackburn

Equality at Work in 2023 and Beyond | Panel Discussion | Chair: Fiona Corbett, Australian Business Lawyers & Advisors  

Prof Rae Cooper AO, Professor of Gender, Work and Employment Relations, University of Sydney
Mary Mallett, Interim Disability Commissioner Tasmania
Rodney Croome AM, Equality Tasmania
Prof Nareen Young, Associate Dean (Indigenous Leadership & Engagement), UTS Business School

Case Study on Child Sex Offender Working on the Children’s Ward and the Breakdown in Workplace Systems | Chair: Craig Green, Dobson Mitchell Allport

Maree Norton, Barrister, Tasmanian and Victorian Bars
Emily Shepherd and Will Gordon, Secretary at Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (TAS) and CEO of the Health Education and Research Centre
John Rule, Principal Lawyer, Abuse Law Practice, Maurice Blackburn

Multi-Employer Bargaining | Panel Discussion | Chair: Natascha Boehm, The Workplace Collective Pty Ltd

Nigel Ward, CEO, Australian Business Lawyers & Advisers
Assoc Prof Chris F Wright, Associate Professor Work and Organisational Studies, University of Sydney Business School
Jess Munday, Secretary, Unions Tasmania

First Nations Voices: Our Rightful Place in IR Policy and Practice | Chair: Prof Julian Teicher, Central Queensland University

Thomas Mayo, National Indigenous Officer, Maritime Union of Australia

The Rise of the Red Unions | Panel Discussion | Chair: Natalie Jones, Community and Public Sector Union

Jacqueline King, A/General Secretary, Queensland Unions
Chris Dekker, Director of Industrial Relations, Red Union Support Hub