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Time for Rudd to steel himself
One defining but unaddressed business issue in this election is occupational health and safety (OHS) laws. In fact, it is a core issue upon which...
Reformer Rudd under the radar
In the art of war, the first rule is to understand the strengths and weaknesses of the opponent. To miscalculate is to invite defeat. This is the...
Working on relationship reform
As opinion polls are consistently indicating a Labor win at the federal election, it's worthwhile contemplating workplace relations under a Rudd...
Has WorkChoices won in the IR reform debate?
Is it possible to declare that Howard has won most of the work reform policy debate? This is a counter intuitive idea but look at how much of...
Building sector cements its base
For property investors, developers, superannuation and other fund managers, the dramatic change in the construction sector over the past two years...
IR policy gives the lie to Rudd's economic credibility
In Kevin Rudd's ''me too'' scramble to replicate every conservative economic thing that John Howard is, there's one glaring difference -- the...
Fear and loathing in NSW
In the race to win government a major threat facing federal Labor Party leader Kevin Rudd is the impression that he's controlled by unions. This is...
The two faces of Haneef's defenders
Civil libertarians and many legal groups are guilty of hypocrisy in the way they allegedly defend justice in the Australian community. Their double...
New laws free the worker from the mob
The Howard Government has been attacked by unions and supporting academics for allowing small business to collectively bargain but denying the same...
Take another look at the leaves
Why is it that over the past several months financial analysts and pundits seem to have been convinced that the Reserve Bank would increase...