Politics latest: IR bill farce: Labor's late fix blocked by Coalition
Labor will be forced to introduce special legislation to stop employers being exposed to criminal penalties for breaching new 'right to disconnect' orders after the Coalition prevented last-minute amendments to fix the issue.
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