Jul 30, 2026 – 5.00amThe Federal Circuit Court insists it already has the legal expertise to handle workplace disputes, as fresh data directly contradicted Labor and unions’ claims of lengthy delays for workplace claims used to justify a new Fair Work court.Prime Minister Anthony Albanese made the surprise announcement to establish a specialist Fair Work court at Labor’s conference last week, claiming workers were waiting one or two years to get underpayment cases finalised in the courts, and that costs sometimes outweighed the money owed.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles
No delays: Court data contradicts Albanese’s Fair Work court push
New figures show the Federal Circuit Court has steadily reduced the time to resolve workplace and underpayment cases, despite Labor’s claims of long delays.
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