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Queensland to shield workers from Howard's IR regime
With John Howard set to demand at Friday's COAG meeting that the states cede their IR powers to Canberra, Queensland has thrown a spanner in the works, saying it will legislate to provide minimum conditions for the State's workers, while NSW will look at following the same path.
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