Key Points
- New workplace laws will give employees more power to request flexible working hours.
- Staff will be able to appeal to the Fair Work Commission if they are not satisfied.
- Eligible workers include parents with school-age children, carers, people with a disability and those above age 55 or experiencing domestic violence.
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has said he is concerned that some manufacturers could close in a matter of months as soaring energy prices put pressure on Australian industry.
![Communications Minister Anika Wells has written to the C-E-Os of Optus, Telstra and T-P-G and will meet them in Canberra on Tuesday [[7 Oct]] over Triple Zero concerns ahead of disaster season.](https://images.sbs.com.au/dims4/default/88105e7/2147483647/strip/true/crop/859x483+25+0/resize/1280x720!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsbs-au-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff1%2Fbe%2F11da887a4d3fa89fb4473d14cb10%2Fito-na.png&imwidth=1280)
