During this Estimates session with the Fair Work Commission (FWC), I asked questions comparing award rates of pay with those in enterprise agreements (EAs). I was told that EAs use a multifactor approach on a case-by-case basis, with no strict requirements. Mr Furlong said that a key issue in comparing EAs with the Award in the coal miner cases was that the Award did not include provisions for casual employees. I pointed out that it appeared the FWC could authorise an EA "on the papers"—that is,

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. joins his counterparts from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) for the 20th East Asia Summit (EAS) at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Center (KLCC) in Malaysia on October 27, 2025. The Summit brings together ASEAN’s Dialogue Partners to discuss various issues across the Region, including the achievements of the EAS on its 20th anniversary and a review of progress in EAS cooperation. It also focuses on broad strategic, political and economic issues to