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Labor says IR bargaining is coming back. The full story is complex

Labor says IR bargaining is coming back. The full story is complex

Amanda Rishworth points to an uptick in enterprise bargaining agreements since 2023. Yet, its role in encouraging productivity growth is a vexed...

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Graeme Watson

How long will Labor let labour laws push up inflation?

New research from the OECD should prompt a review of regulation, including of the workplace laws that were off limits at the economic roundtable.

22.01.2026 10

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Graeme Watson

Warning: Centralised wage-fixing in Australia has returned

The Fair Work Commission’s ruling on BHP’s “same job, same pay” case is a reversal of the Keating model, which led to enterprise autonomy and...

09.07.2025 10

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Graeme Watson

Let’s demystify the landmark gender pay cap case

Undervaluing women’s work is partly related to the historical inertia of Australia’s highly regulated wage system.

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Financial Review

Graeme Watson