Tribune’s note

The Attorney-General announced the Albanese Government's intention to establish a new Fair Work Court — a specialist judicial body designed to deliver faster, simpler and lower-cost resolution of workplace disputes for both workers and employers [TA-260723-attorn-ab9306a39c4d]. The Court would operate as a dedicated forum working in tandem with the existing Fair Work Commission, and would be staffed by judges holding specific workplace-relations expertise [TA-260723-attorn-ab9306a39c4d].

The proposal is still at the design stage: the government will conduct consultation with workers, businesses and legal professionals this year before finalising the Court's structure [TA-260723-attorn-ab9306a39c4d]. The central policy signal is access to justice — reducing the friction, cost and delay that currently characterise workplace dispute resolution through the creation of a purpose-built specialist court.

This announcement follows yesterday's judicial appointments to the Federal Circuit and Family Court, reinforcing a consistent thread across the Attorney-General's recent activity: strengthening the federal judiciary's capacity and specialist depth. The Fair Work Court proposal sits at the intersection of the Attorney-General and Employment portfolios — connecting judicial infrastructure reform to the industrial relations framework anchored in the Fair Work Commission.

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MediaNew Fair Work Court to provide simpler, fairer and faster workplace justiceMichelle RowlandThursday 23 July 2026