Remember Mr Honesty who would never bring a GST in
Well, as I recall JH went to the electorate on that and returned with a greater majority, so I can't see your point.
Not to mention something called the Tampa...
Hmmm! the recent debacle about denying the fact that the boat was deliberately set on fire (fact as it turned out) doesn't seem that different to me.
I can't add much more than was aptly stated by
Chimbu but I have to wonder about individuals who think that their job is so sacrosanct that it must be rewarded EVEN if it has little or no value.
Work choices at least allowed those that had something to bargain with (ie their capabilities) to achieve a better outcome than someone who, for various reasons, wasn't worth as much.
Make no mistake, anyone who was valuable to an organisation should have been treated well because they had something to contribute.
If an employer didn't recognise that and provide appropriate remuneration then they were in turn, not going to be competitive because they didn't have the right people.
Having a job is desirable and even necessary for most, but it is not a right.
The current soft communist government (no, they haven't gone away) will slowly steer us back to egalitarian principles even though we are not as a people equal.
(standing by for the usual socialist drivel)