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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?

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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