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Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University

'Zombie' wage deals have hurt Australians for years. Here's how new industrial relations laws could finally end your wage pain

Independent Senator David Pocock will vote for the government's industrial relations bill. Mick Tsikas/AAP

Imagine you were trying to design a system that would hold back wages. You would design one pretty much like the one we’ve got today.

That’s why the government wants to change it.

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