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Few Australians have the right to work from home, even after COVID. Here's how that could change

  • Written by Joo-Cheong Tham, Professor, Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne
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Before the pandemic, working from home was a luxury. Then it became a necessity. Since lockdowns have eased it has become a contested space between what employers and workers want.

Now unions – including the Financial Services Union, National Tertiary Education Union (of which I am a national councillor) and the Media,...

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