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What needs to change: why non-compete clauses are unfair
Non-compete clauses are one of the most common types of restraint clauses (terms in employment contracts designed to restrict what a worker can do after leaving a job). While restraint clauses are often justified as protecting business interests, in practice they too often go further, limiting workers’ choices, mobility and bargaining power. Non-competes are particularly damaging because they can block people from finding new work altogether.
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AI surveillance at work: do working women pay a higher price
Words by Eloise Dalton, Director of Working Women Queensland. Artificial intelligence is on the agenda at this week’s economic reform roundtable, given its potential to boost productivity. The debate is already lively with calls for less regulation to unlock productivity gains, contrasted with unions pressing for stronger protections for workers. In these conversations and … Read More
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Supreme Court success: Kallangur homeless residents protected in human rights injunction
Basic Rights Queensland are the lawyers for 11 Kallangur residents experiencing homelessness in a Supreme Court application. Today the applicants secured an injunction that restricts Moreton Bay Regional Council from acting on previous notices, and moving the applicants on from their camp, until a full hearing in December. The Honourable Justice Smith found the applicants … Read More
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Supreme Court halts ‘eviction’ at Moreton Bay homeless camp
Basic Rights Queensland welcomes two successful urgent court applications resulting in orders made by the Supreme Court of Queensland to temporarily stop the City of Moreton Bay from dismantling the homeless camp at Kallangur. The urgent injunctions were sought after serious concerns arose about planned compliance action at a camp in Kallangur. Despite ongoing legal … Read More
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Invitation to Basic Rights Queensland 40th celebration
We are thrilled to extend this invitation to Basic Rights Queensland 40th celebration on Tuesday 17 June 2025. BRQ is hosting a trivia night at The Wickham Hotel (5.30 – 8pm) to commemorate our 40th year supporting vulnerable people in our state. We would love for our legal and social sector communities to join us … Read More
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It’s time for Paw Reform: National rules for assistance animals
At Basic Rights Queensland, we know how much assistance animals can change lives. They provide independence, confidence, and connection for people with disability—supporting not just physical tasks, but emotional wellbeing, social participation and safety. But too often, people who rely on assistance animals face discrimination, refusal of entry, or are forced to defend their rights … Read More
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