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Australian Labour Law and the Rudd Vision: Some Observations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2023

Ron McCallum
Ron McCallum*
Affiliation:
University of Sydney
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In this brief paper, I offer some observations on what I shall call the ‘Rudd Vision of Australian Labour Law’. Before doing so, however, it is appropriate to explain how the WorkChoices laws sought to extinguish the purpose and rationale of labour law.

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The Economic and Labour Relations Review , Volume 18 , Issue 2: Beyond Work Choices: Remaking Industrial Relations in Australia , May 2008 , pp. 23 - 31
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Copyright © The Author(s) 2008

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