The History of Australia: The Twentieth CenturyHow governments and social policy from 1900 to 1975 led to the development of a national Australian consciousness. |
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... wages : in others high import duties , for example on imported harvesters and other agricultural machines , might be greatly reduced if the Government thought the protected Australian manufacturers were not paying fair wages or were ...
... wages : in others high import duties , for example on imported harvesters and other agricultural machines , might be greatly reduced if the Government thought the protected Australian manufacturers were not paying fair wages or were ...
Page 49
... wages . By a majority judgment of 3 to 2 the Court held that the legislation was invalid because the Constitution gave the Commonwealth no power to fix wages or conditions of labour or to interfere with industrial relations within each ...
... wages . By a majority judgment of 3 to 2 the Court held that the legislation was invalid because the Constitution gave the Commonwealth no power to fix wages or conditions of labour or to interfere with industrial relations within each ...
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... wages , costs , tariffs for the protection of manufacturers and subsidies to aid primary producers . Arbitration tribunals would fix a higher wage in an industry . The employers would immediately apply to the Board for a higher ...
... wages , costs , tariffs for the protection of manufacturers and subsidies to aid primary producers . Arbitration tribunals would fix a higher wage in an industry . The employers would immediately apply to the Board for a higher ...
Contents
A NATION FOR A CONTINENT c 19001903 | 12 |
Legislation and White Australia | 29 |
New Protection and the Basic Wage | 46 |
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