R.I.P WorkChoices?
Governor-General Michael Jeffery formally proclaimed the end of Australian Workplace Agreements at 10:45am yesterday, an…More
Tagged: industrial relations
Gillard's Union Brush-Off
A Senate Standing Committee released its report on Julia Gillard’s transitional IR legislation late yesterday,…More
The Year That Will Be
There’s at least one certainty in Australian politics in 2008 – it will be a…More
Squaring Off
In 1799, British Prime Minister William Pitt introduced the first of two Combination Acts. They…More
The End of the 8-Hour Day
It’s 9:00pm in San José. It doesn’t matter whether it’s a Monday or any other…More
Whitewashing WorkChoices
Picture this: You’re a government and you’ve done something stupid, like bringing in draconian Industrial…More
The Politics of IR
The politics of industrial relations has seesawed since the promulgation of WorkChoices in April 2006.…More
The Return of Ideology
Morris Iemma has won a reprieve, not a victory. The outcome of last Saturday’s NSW…More
Choice Cuts
On the grass outside an abattoir on the Western Plains of New South Wales, in…More
Judges Choose WorkChoices
The decision of the High Court of Australia yesterday to reject the challenge by the…More