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Govt wants pipeline loophole shut

THE federal government is moving fast to close a loophole that allows foreign companies working on offshore projects to bypass Australian labour laws – not only denying opportunities to local workers but also compromising national sovereignty, critics say.

Govt wants pipeline loophole shut

The legislative loophole centres on the definition of "migration zone" in the federal Migration Act. If workers on foreign-flagged vessels are deemed to have entered Australia's migration zone, then...

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