The Australian Labor Party, also referred to as the ALP is Australia's oldest political party. ... ALP's greatest achievement was during the Hawke Labor government during the 1980's, before Hawke no one had ever held prime ministerial ship for as long as he did. The integration of factions during this time of Labor's government helped a great deal, but it should also be remembered that trade unions had always had some kind of connection with the Labor party. ... In the years of Keating Labor government, factions still played a role but his ideologies were mainly based aroun...

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Australia's Industrial Relations System Vs. ... Australian Industrial Relations is dominated by three representatives. These are as given below: The government Employer associations Trade unions The Federal government and the industrial relations commission of Australia regulates everything from the pay rates and working conditions through to legislation and industrial awards. ... Australia's Industrial Relations System Vs. ... These are as given below: The government Employer associations Trade unions The Federal government and the industrial relations c...

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The Australian Federation was proclaimed on the 1, January 1901. ... Governments tried to keep order by bringing in police and the military. ... Politicians, bankers and businessmen began to believe that the problems that by now had lasted a few years could be better handled by a central federal government. ... If foreign labour was allowed into Australia, wages would be cut, lowering the standard of living for Australians. ... The new commonwealth government did not make any laws empowering Aboriginals. ...

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Australia's Industrial Relations System Vs. ... Australian Industrial Relations is dominated by three representatives. These are as given below: The government Employer associations Trade unions The Federal government and the industrial relations commission of Australia regulates everything from the pay rates and working conditions through to legislation and industrial awards. What the Australian industrial relations commission aims to achive is a fair platform for both employers and employees alike. ...

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The 1998 Waterfront Dispute was described by John Howard as "a defining moment in Australia's industrial relations history." ... John Howard's comment on the 1998 Waterfront dispute between the Maritime Union of Australia and Patrick Stevedores was a hypocritical and ignorant description of one of Australia's worst industrial relations disputes. The Australian Government considers that Australia is poorly served by its waterfront industry. ... "The globalising strategies of both Labour and Liberal governments have intensified the pressure on Australian employers to maintain inte...

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In Australia, human rights treaties have been given domestic power, such as the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC)(1989). ... To date, domestic law is concerned with United States and continental legal systems, where the submission into treaties or conventions creates self-executing law; the English and Australian position is that such treaties don't enter into domestic force unless and until there is a legislative act. ... Australia plays a primary part in the development of CRC with conferences taking place throughout the drafting process among Federal, State and Territory Gov...

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Write a brief history of early trade unionism in Great Britain and Australia. ... These men that tried and started these unions were faced with large resistance from the governments and employers. The employers and the government thought that these unions were conspiring against the trades so they made them illegal. ... In particular six English farmhands were sentenced to seven years in an Australian prison/jail for starting a trade union and being involved in union activities, they were in a village called Tolpuddle. ...

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The 1890s gave rise to the growing labour movement in the Australian colonies. ... As a result of this action by employers and colonial government ugly scenes developed in a hope by union members to delay or stop wool and coal reaching the vessels. ... This strike was probably the most spectacular strike in Australian history as the shearers massed in camps with many of them armed forcing the colonial government to send troops to adopt repressive measure. ... In 1892 the Conciliation and Arbitration Act was passed which gave a government representee the right to decide of different industrial ...

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