A ustralia and N ew Z ealand developed distinctive 'wage‐earner welfare states', with social
protection largely delivered through high breadwinner basic incomes and residual social …

This book addresses the meaning of contemporary social democracy and how the centre-left
is navigating through its current identity crisis, through a series of cases of social democratic …

The New Zealand Labour Party (NZLP) and the Australian Labor Party (ALP) share many
similarities in terms of their ideology, support base and electoral performance. Labour and …

Residential aged care has become an issue of critical interest in developed countries,
including Australia and New Zealand, due to an ageing population and workforce. The …

New Zealand first introduced legislation for parental leave in the private and public sectors
in 1980, with the Maternity Leave and Employment Protection Act. This Act provided up to 26 …

It's the first national general strike in Australia. Around the country, on 12 July 1976, union
members are pounding the streets, carrying placards proclaiming 'Hands off Medibank!' …

Greening Auto Jobs: A Critical Analysis of the Green Job Solution details current and
problematic understandings of what constitutes a" green job." Adopting an approach …

For in excess of 30 years climate change mitigation in New Zealand has stalled over the
country's chief source of emissions: biogenic methane emissions from livestock. This thesis …

The Wellington Hotel and Hospital Workers' Union successfully increased its membership
participation and membership solidarity during the 1980s. It did this by implementing a union …

While there has been much research on union formation there has been little analysis of the
ways in which employers assisted this process. This paper contends that such support was a …