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Ken Phillips
Howard sees his 'enterprise worker' as ending class warfare
In a significant but under-reported speech in July this year, Prime Minister John Howard announced that in his view the most important economic...
Joke, but no one's laughing
It's just not possible to fix the near-crisis in Australian manufacturing by ignoring the sector's severe industrial relations problems. Take one...
Doing business in Melbourne or Sydney? It's not quite the done deal that it seems to be
When comparing Melbourne to Sydney, it's difficult not to appear simplistic. After all, competitive jibes between "brassy" Sydney and "elegant"...
Shift must come from within
The unions' public relations machine now in full swing against the Howard government's proposed industrial relations legislation masks a key fact...
Auto parts maker hit by IR crossfire
Whether right or not, it's clear that the union movement is fearful that the impending wave of industrial relations reform legislation will put it...
It's now or never for manufacturing
Why push through workplace reform? The Australian manufacturing sector provides a good reason. In about the past 18 months, Australian...
Work Safety Laws are one-sided and unjust
How is it that New South Wales work safety laws arguably breach human rights principles and international work safety obligations, and what of the...
Guilty until proved innocent
Most people think that if they did something that led to the injury or death of a person and they were charged by the police with the prospect of...
Workplace future on the line
Just this week certification of an enterprise agreement for the Franklins supermarket chain was held up by the Australian Industrial Relations...
Union tears apart fabric of industry
The Textile Clothing and Footwear Union just don't get it! The icon Australian clothing company Fletcher Jones has announced that, after 70 years,...