About IRRG

Established in 1980, the Industrial Relations Research Group (IRRG) is the longest-established research centre in its field in Australia. It has continued to remain relevant by addressing emerging issues of concern in the changing world of work and workplace relations, both locally and internationally.
The IRRG brings together researchers from different academic disciplinary backgrounds inside and outside »Ê¹Ú²ÊƱ and the world, from a range of business and industry sectors, in its workspace or online. It conducts and publicises research that contributes to policy and practice in fields such as the regulation of labour standards, gender equity, workplace health and safety, and workforce development.
Our mission
The IRRG’s aim is to promote research relating to work, labour markets and industrial relations tha