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Towards a New Public Unitarism: Employment and Industrial Relations in the Australian Public Service

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  • John O'Brien
  • Michael O'Donnell

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This article traces the transformation of the Australian federal public service from an administrative towards a more managerial model of the state. The paper will argue that the process has been uneven and, at times, contested. A particular feature of the paper will be a discussion of the role of organised labour in the process. The paper outlines the central features of the administrative state model and the emerging features of the managerial model of the state. The focus of the paper is on the employment and industrial relations characteristics of public service employment. Comparison will be made between the different paths taken by the Labor government from 1983 and the Coalition government since 1996.

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  • John O'Brien & Michael O'Donnell, 2002. "Towards a New Public Unitarism: Employment and Industrial Relations in the Australian Public Service," The Economic and Labour Relations Review, , vol. 13(1), pages 60-87, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:ecolab:v:13:y:2002:i:1:p:60-87
    DOI: 10.1177/103530460201300104
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