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Tag Archives: Fair Work Commission
WAYNE McMILLAN. David and Goliath: One step forward, two steps back. (Part 1 of 2)
Malcom Turnbull’s recent comment that he couldn’t work with Sally McManus the recently elected Secretary of the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) is just another excuse against strong union representation for ordinary waged workers.
MUNGO MacCALLUM. Scratching to find an alternative to Malcolm Turnbull.
A corner has been turned, a bridge has been crossed, a line has been drawn. Australian politics has changed: the idea that Malcolm Turnbull could be replaced as Liberal leader is no longer unthinkable.
MUNGO MacCALLUM. The Abbott geyser.
Unless Malcolm Turnbull is prepared to take the pretender front on, to attempt to blow him away in the manner he is trying to dispose of Shorten, he will continue to cop the wrecking, sniping and undermining that Abbott is … Continue reading
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Tagged Fair Work Commission, George Brandis, Mungo MacCallum, Tony Abbott, Turnbull and Shorten
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