THORNTHWAITE, Louise. <br/><br/>
Two models of contemporary public service wage determination in Australia 

 - Oxford :  Blacwell Publishers Limited,  June 1998 
<br/><br/> There has been substantial change in industrial relations systems at federal and state level in Australia and this has had dramatic implications for public sector wage-fixing arrangements. This article outlines the main features of current systems for wage determination in the Australian public service and the public services of each state.While a complex and diverse set of regulations and wage-fixing mechanisms are in place in these seven jurisdictiona, two models are emerging: one a collectivist, two-tiered model and the other a de-collectivist model which includes provision for individual agreements. The authors discuss the implications of the current wage- fixing systems and the two emerging models