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Jennifer Westacott

Unreformed IR system is more standover than sit down

Why shouldn't unions be subject to the same transparency and standards that companies are?

Jennifer WestacottBCA chief executive
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Ask any working Australian, wherever they live, what they want, and the near universal answer will be higher wages, better conditions and a safe workplace free from intimidation and bullying.

It is, therefore, bewildering that some senators last week voted against amendments that would have delivered just that.

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Jennifer Westacott is chief executive of the Business Council of Australia.

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