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Collective bargaining and wage growth in Australia

The reforms proposed in the Secure Jobs, Better Wages bill represent important but incremental steps in restoring a better balance

New international research exposes Australia’s missed wage-boosting opportunities

As collective bargaining erodes in Australia, solutions from other countries could strengthen bargaining and lift wages New research on international

Ideas into motion

Our research at the Centre for Future Work is motivated by a deep commitment to improving the jobs, working conditions,

How non-union agreements suppress wage growth – and why the omnibus bill will lead to more of them

The federal government’s omnibus Industrial Relations bill proposes sweeping changes to labour laws which will generally enhance the power of

Collective bargaining ‘reform’

Coalition leaders hardly mentioned industrial relations topics during the recent federal election campaign, but now that the party is back

Submission to the Senate Standing Committee on Education and Employment

Despite its deafening silence on industrial relations issues during the recent election, the re-elected Coalition government is charging ahead with

Union organising and labour market rules: two sides of the same coin

International evidence is clear that there is a strong, positive correlation between a country’s protection of labour freedoms, and the

Workplace policy reform in New Zealand: what are the lessons for Australia?

Australia can learn much from the policy leadership of the Ardern Government in New Zealand and its reforms to address

On the brink: the erosion of enterprise agreement coverage in Australia’s private sector

Australia’s enterprise bargaining system is crumbling rapidly in private sector workplaces, according to dramatic findings from the Centre for Future

A secret weapon in the fight against financial misconduct

The Royal Commission into the financial services industry has heard tens of thousands of incidents of financial misconduct. The problem

Historical data on the decline in Australian industrial disputes

The Fair Work Commission’s ruling to pre-emptively block industrial action (including restrictions on overtime and a one-day work stoppage) by