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Govt adopts 120 Cole recommendations, reforms could spread to other industries
The Federal Government's draft building industry legislation contains no surprises, with Workplace Relations Minister Tony Abbott adopting 120 of the Cole Royal Commission's recommendations covering compulsory secret ballots, cooling-off periods, injunctions against pattern bargaining, tough new right of entry provisions and the establishment of a new industry watchdog.
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