Gigs,
I think you have a valid point not only in relation to the post by galleyslag but also from the point of view of the conditions that MAM casuals generally are employed under.I think you should be contacting the journo that wrote the article in last Saturday's SMH.
The other point is that under Howard casuals are able to be emplyed full time where as before they had to be put on a full time basis after working a set time.