As published in The Australian, 20 June 2024

By Innes Willox, Chief Executive of the national employer association Australian Industry Group

Text of an opinion piece contrasting the Government’s forward looking programs such as the 'Future Made in Australia' with the deeply backward changes to workplace relations laws.

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