'We've got this new legislation': A review article on Australia@Work and other 2007 reports on workchoices

Economic and Labour Relations Review

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 143-154

  Fieldes, Diane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

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EID: 68549092573     PISSN: 10353046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/103530460701800108     Document Type: Article

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