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.