Fair Work amendment fails leaving mining investment in limbo

A BILL before the Senate that would have extended Fair Work Enterprise Agreements across greenfields projects in the mining industry has failed after independents, micro-parties, the Labor Opposition, and the Greens, voted against it.

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Ground-breaking legislation fails in Senate.

 

The legislation, which was widely expected to pass, albeit narrowly, would have encouraged mining investment across Australia, according to the Minerals Council of Australia.