Australian politics live: Labor and crossbench clash over industrial relations; Cop27 under way

The government is trying to win over Senate crossbenchers Jacqui Lambie and David Pocock on workplace relations bill; and Chris Bowen heads to climate conference in Egypt. Follow liveGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastLawyers, academics and advocates have raised concerns that the Albanese government's Respect at Work legislation contains a flaw that could "undermine access to justice".The bill, which is expected to pass the House of Representatives this week, "will go a significant way to strengthening legal protections against workplace sexual harassment", according to a joint letter to the attorney general, Mark Dreyfus, and the minister for women, Katy Gallagher. Continue reading...