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Michael Byrnes is quot­ed in the arti­cle, ​“What does the FWC’s new AI guid­ance mean?”, pub­lished in HR Leader on 28 August 2026

The Fair Work Commission’s new AI Guid­ance Note intro­duces clear rules on using gen­er­a­tive AI in work­place dis­putes, with a focus on trans­paren­cy, accu­ra­cy, and account­abil­i­ty. Experts wel­come the move but note chal­lenges around enforce­ment and complianceMichael Byrnes is quot­ed in the arti­cle, ​“What does the FWC’s new AI guid­ance mean?”, pub­lished…

Michael Byrnes appeared on the Lawyers Week­ly Show pod­cast with Jerome Doraisamy released on 27 August 2026 to dis­cuss work­place law, social media use, and gen­er­a­tional attitudes

“Work­place law, social media use, and gen­er­a­tional atti­tudes” explores how social media, work­place rights, and chang­ing gen­er­a­tional expec­ta­tions are reshap­ing pro­fes­sion­al con­duct and legal risk in the mod­ern workplace.Michael Byrnes appeared on the Lawyers Week­ly Show pod­cast with Jerome Doraisamy released on 27 August 2026 to dis­cuss work­place law, social media use, and…

Michael Byrnes is quot­ed in the arti­cle, “‘A bad career deci­sion’: Inside the fall­out from Tik­Tok grad­u­ate fir­ing” pub­lished in Lawyers Week­ly on 26 August 2026

Pro­fes­sion­al con­se­quences faced by an Aus­tralian grad­u­ate lawyer whose Tik­Tok activ­i­ty led to dis­missal, spark­ing indus­try-wide debate about social media use.Michael Byrnes is quot­ed in the arti­cle, “‘A bad career deci­sion’: Inside the fall­out from Tik­Tok grad­u­ate fir­ing” pub­lished in Lawyers Week­ly on 26 August 2026To read the full arti­cle click here…

Michael Byrnes is quot­ed in the arti­cle, ​“Busi­ness­es demand new pow­ers after worker’s ​‘hope­less’ AI claim costs employ­er”, pub­lished in the Aus­tralian on 23 August 2026

Busi­ness­es want new pow­ers because AI-assist­ed employ­ee claims are increas­ing the num­ber of weak or inac­cu­rate work­place com­plaints, forc­ing employ­ers to incur sig­nif­i­cant legal and admin­is­tra­tive costs defend­ing them.Michael Byrnes is quot­ed in the arti­cle, ​“Busi­ness­es demand new pow­ers after worker’s ​‘hope­less’ AI claim costs employ­er”, pub­lished in the Aus­tralian on…

Michael Byrnes appeared on Mon­ey News with Scott Hay­wood on 2GB, 3AW, 4BC and 6PR on 17 August 2026 to dis­cuss the use of AI by lit­i­gants in mat­ters before the Fair Work Com­mis­sion and oth­er tri­bunals and courts (from 29:15 to 36:45)

Michael Byrnes dis­cussed the use of arti­fi­cial intel­li­gence (AI), includ­ing gen­er­a­tive AI tools such as Chat­G­PT, by lit­i­gants in pro­ceed­ings before the Fair Work Com­mis­sion, tri­bunals and courts, and the legal and prac­ti­cal issues aris­ing from AI-gen­er­at­ed submissions.Michael Byrnes appeared on Mon­ey News with Scott Hay­wood on 2GB, 3AW, 4BC…

Michael Byrnes appeared on Mon­ey News with James Willis on 2GB, 3AW, 4BC and 6PR on 30 July 2026 to dis­cuss a recent Fair Work Com­mis­sion case deal­ing with an appli­ca­tion for a flex­i­ble work­ing arrange­ment to work from home (from 23:30 to 32:20)

Michael Byrnes appeared on Mon­ey News with James Willis on 2GB, 3AW, 4BC and 6PR on 30 July 2026 to dis­cuss a recent Fair Work Com­mis­sion case deal­ing with an appli­ca­tion for a flex­i­ble work­ing arrange­ment to work from home (from 23:30 to 32:20) To lis­ten the inter­view click here…

Michael Byrnes appeared on McK­night Tonight with Robert McK­night on 28 July 2026 to dis­cuss the lat­est devel­op­ments in the pro­ceed­ings brought by Jack­ie ​‘O’ Hen­der­son against ARN (from 9:30 to 30:25)

Michael Byrnes appeared on McK­night Tonight with Robert McK­night on 28 July 2026 to dis­cuss the lat­est devel­op­ments in the pro­ceed­ings brought by Jack­ie ​‘O’ Hen­der­son against ARN (from 9:30 to 30:25)To watch the inter­view click here…

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