Original article by Joe Kelly
The Australian – Page: 4 : 7-Mar-23

Australian Resources and Energy Employer Association CEO Steve Knott has backed claims by former Productivity Commission chair Gary Banks that Australia is going "backwards" on industrial relations. Knott contends that the federal government’s changes to industrial relations laws are all about trying to revive falling union membership numbers, rather than what is good for Australia. Industrial Relations Minister Tony Burke has dismissed Banks’ criticisms, suggesting that he is making the case for how "the nation can be better off if people have less secure jobs on lower wages", with Burke saying that was not just his view.

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AUSTRALIAN RESOURCES AND ENERGY EMPLOYER ASSOCIATION, AUSTRALIA. PRODUCTIVITY COMMISSION, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF EMPLOYMENT AND WORKPLACE RELATIONS