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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 jurisdictions, 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.

The characteristics and evolution of evidence‐based policy making in Australia and other mature democracies have been mapped extensively in this journal. This article advances research on the use of evidence in policy making, examining changes in the New South Wales workers' compensation system from 2012 to 2014. This analysis of two phases of policy change, legislative implementation and statutory review, highlights the limitations of building integrated, coherent evidence‐based policy in a contentious policy area. The article finds that the collection of wide and detailed evidence will not satisfy requirements of evidence‐based policy without political will, transparency, and accountability.