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BNew Developments in the Australian Labour Market in 2006

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2006 generally represented a solid year in terms of macroeconomic performance and labour market indicators, even under the threat of increasing inflation and interest rates. However, some favourable aggregate labour market indicators disguised major disparities at disaggregated regional, sectoral or demographic levels. The major development in the labour market was the implementation and operation of the WorkChoices legislation which will shape the industrial relations landscape in Australia for many years to come. This article presents an analysis of the performance of the macroeconomy and labour market, and reviews the developments of the WorkChoices legislation.

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  • O'Brien, Martin & Valadkhani, Abbas & Waring, Peter & Denniss, Richard, 2007. "BNew Developments in the Australian Labour Market in 2006," Economics Working Papers wp07-16, School of Economics, University of Wollongong, NSW, Australia.
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    economic performance; industrial relations legislation; labour market; WorkChoices;
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    JEL classification:

    • J40 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Particular Labor Markets - - - General
    • E66 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook - - - General Outlook and Conditions
    • J21 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Force and Employment, Size, and Structure
    • J40 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Particular Labor Markets - - - General
    • J53 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor-Management Relations, Trade Unions, and Collective Bargaining - - - Labor-Management Relations; Industrial Jurisprudence

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