How Australia regulates work—the focus of the H.R. Nicholls Society since its inception—has rarely been more in need of fearless re-examination. At the Society’s founding in 1986, John Stone AO captured the urgency of our mission, saying:

“In short, we are here because of the growing desire on the part of mainstream Australians to see someone set about repairing Australia. First and foremost in that repair job is the need to overhaul completely the system by which, in this country, wages (and other conditions of employment) are determined.

“Inevitably, that overhaul will also involve providing new brakes on trade union power, which for too long now has run out of control, with results that were inevitable—our whole economy is now plunging downhill, with an ever-lengthening rope of debt paying out behind it.”

Sadly, we’ve come full circle. The Fair Work Act 2009—along with its recent amendments—is suffocating Australia’s productivity, crippling our economy, and threatening the prosperity of all Australians.

The H.R. Nicholls Society has been re-established to confront this crisis and advocate for vital policy reforms. Your donation will directly support our efforts to reshape the system and create a stronger future.

Without your support, we cannot continue this critical work.