Career paths to harmony
A new generation of multicultural policies focused on getting rid of the ‘ethnic ceiling’ is needed to ensure the success of the next round of skilled migration, writes Klaas Woldring
ALP needs to do more on IR policy
WorkChoices may have put the IR clock back 100 years, writes Klaas Woldring, but that’s no excuse for the ALP and unions to wallow in more recent history. Despite the obstacles, Woldring argues that...
More diversity, quality and democracy in the major parties? How about reforming the entire system?
The two party system is denying voters their right to full representation, says Klaas Woldring. The dominance of the major parties is stifling democracy and preventing a much-needed injection of fresh ideas. Woldring argues...
Fast forward the IR Clock
Plans for amendments to the Workplace Relations Act (1996) were outlined by Employment and Workplace Relations Minister Kevin Andrews in his speech to the Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) Think Tank last...