ALLA 2026 National Conference
Welcome to the Future: New Ways of Working and Regulating Work
6-7 November 2026, Newcastle City Hall
The conference theme is: ‘Welcome to the Future: New Ways of Working and Regulating Work’.The regulatory landscape and governance of work has seen a marked emphasis on compliance-oriented and future-focused regulatory reform in areas, such as work health and safety, workplace equality, and wage theft. Long anticipated technological and social changes and challenges are impacting work and posing questions about the efficacy and adaptability of current regulatory frameworks. This ranges from the rapid transformations in the context for and content of work by AI, to the shifting boundaries between working and private lives, and the prevalence of the gender wage gap. Please save the date for what is set to be a conference featuring analysis and debate on the future-focused world of working and workers in Australia. |
CALL FOR PAPERSThe ALLA Conference will provide a national forum for rigorous scholarly engagement with these developments. The conference seeks to advance critical analysis of the evolving regulatory landscape and to interrogate the adequacy, coherence and future trajectory of labour law frameworks. Submissions InvitedAbstracts are invited that address one of the specific issues below:
Doctrinal, analytical, empirical, theoretical, critical and interdisciplinary contributions are welcomed. Submission Guidelines
Notifications will be issued in mid-July 2026. Full papers will be due by 9 October 2026. Accepted presenters will be required to submit a full paper, register for the conference and present in person in Newcastle.
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Conference Sponsorship
The ALLA 2026 National Conference welcomes expressions of interest from organisations seeking to sponsor the conference. For enquiries, please contact Brooke Adams at alla@austlabourlaw.asn.au.
ALLA 2024 NATIONAL CONFERENCENovotel Geelong, Victoria |