About Us
The Association of Industrial Relations Academics in Australia and New Zealand (AIRAANZ) was officially constituted in 1983. AIRAANZ is a professional membership organisation that aims to:
- Promote and encourage Australasian industrial relations research and ongoing publication of the association’s journal Labour & Industry. A Journal of the Social and Economic Relations of Work.
- Fosters industrial relations scholarship and community through conferences, symposia, workshop, scholarships and other events;
- Inform members on developments in industrial relations in Australasia and elsewhere;
- Represent members and make submissions/recommendations to appropriate government departments and other bodies regarding industrial relations research, teaching and other academic concerns.
AIRAANZ Current Executive Members
Jim Arrowsmith
President
Caleb Goods
Immediate Past President
Mihajla Gavin
Vice President
Lisa Heap
Secretary
Tom Barratt
Treasurer
Stephen Clibborn
Public Officer
Alexis Vassiley
Membership Officer
Udaya Rathnayake
Postgraduate Representative
Alex Veen
Website Officer
Tanya Ewertowska
Social Media Officer
Mahan Poorhosseinzadeh
Communications Officer