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Morrison wants unions and business to 'put down the weapons' on IR. But real reform will not be easy.

  • Written by: Ray Markey, Emeritus Professor, Macquarie University
Morrison wants unions and business to 'put down the weapons' on IR. But real reform will not be easy.Lukas Coch/AAP

In a bid to repair the economy, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced an industrial relations overhaul.

Business groups and unions will be brought together to try to change a system that Morrison says is “not fit for purpose”.

This is a positive step after years in which industrial relations has substantially...

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