Bradon Ellem

Bradon Ellem is a Senior Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Western Australia Business School, with academic qualifications including BA(Hons) from St Andrews, MA from Warwick, and PhD from Sydney. His research focuses on labour geography, industrial relations in resource sectors, and the impact of neoliberal policies on unions. Key areas include Queensland coal mining, Western Australian LNG projects, and comparative studies of Norway's oil industry.

Ellem has held leadership roles in academic associations such as the Association of Industrial Relations Academics of Australia and New Zealand. His recent work examines union power in fossil fuel industries and just transitions. He has received notable awards including the Vic Taylor Distinguished Long-Term Contribution Award (2022).

Teaching includes courses on industrial relations policy and globalisation's impact on work. Current projects explore climate change's influence on resource workers and comparative analyses of Norwegian oil industry labour dynamics.

Publications span books like *Work and Industrial Relations Policy in Australia* (2025) and over 100 peer-reviewed articles. His research integrates spatial analysis with labour history, emphasizing how global economic shifts reshape local work conditions.