10.2190/WR.15.2.f V0830310782WX390 6 "Chasing Rainbows": Challenging Workplace Bullying in Australia and the United States 213 228 20120113 20120113 20120113 20120113 V0830310782WX390.pdf http://baywood.metapress.com/link.asp?target=contribution&id=V0830310782WX390 2 Angie Ng University of Sydney, Australia This article examines the development of public policies against workplace bullying in Australia and the United States. It is useful to compare the United States and Australia since these two countries both possess federal systems and they have similar economies, cultures, and historical traditions. By using the "most similar systems" approach to comparative policy analysis, the article seeks to understand why Australia has been ahead of the United States by comparing existing legislation and the role of change agents in the employment relationship. Finally, the article proposes three approaches to tackling workplace bullying in the United States. Although the antibullying actors in both countries have made some progress toward challenging workplace bullying, progress in passing antibullying legislation is like "chasing rainbows," due to strong opposition from employers.

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