Work and industrial relations
Work and the labour market: unions, wages, industrial relations law, Fair Work and employment regulation.
Research 1
Policy 1
Media 4
Commentary 22
The Minns AI disasterSpectator Australia · 14 Aug 2025Australia’s minimum wage prevents people from getting a jobThe Sunday Age · 25 Jun 2016The Tide Is Turning On Penalty Rates, But How Far Will Turnbull Go?ABC The Drum · 6 Oct 2015ChAFTA: Union Campaign Misses The PointABC The Drum · 1 Sep 2015Minimum Wages And The Path To PovertyABC The Drum · 27 Jan 2015Labor Party Reluctant To Ditch Union Ties In VictoriaThe Sunday Age · 9 Nov 2014A Nanny State On IR Policy Is The Liberal ChoiceABC The Drum · 27 Aug 2013Protectionism, Symbolism And Gillard’s Jobs PlanABC The Drum · 19 Feb 2013The Politics Of Consensus Has A Dark SideABC The Drum · 20 Nov 2012WorkChoices Demon Used To Fire Up The Labor BaseABC The Drum · 28 Aug 2012Gillard Plays The Unedifying ‘Small Australia’ CardABC The Drum · 29 May 2012Manufactured CrisisThe Sydney Morning Herald · 29 Apr 2012Westerners Consumed By Tech Toys Wallow In Misplaced GuiltThe Sunday Age · 1 Apr 2012Memo To Unions: White Australia Was A Bad IdeaThe Sunday Age · 6 Nov 2011Abbott Chases Working Votes Even Menzies ForgotABC The Drum · 1 Jun 2011Anti-Dumping Laws: In Whose Interest?ABC The Drum · 22 Feb 2011Why We’re A Nation Of HomebodiesThe Sunday Age · 13 Feb 2011Hurling Invective At CEOs Over Salaries Is A Bit RichThe Sunday Age · 7 Jun 2009Despite Job Fears, We Must Keep Migration Door OpenThe Sunday Age · 1 Mar 2009Containers and their enemiesIPA Review · 1 Dec 2006