http://australianpolitics.com Resources, News & Commentary from Malcolm Farnsworth Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:23:43 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= Resources, News & Commentary from Malcolm Farnsworth AustralianPolitics.com no Resources, News & Commentary from Malcolm Farnsworth http://australianpolitics.com/wp-content/plugins/powerpress/rss_default.jpg http://australianpolitics.com/category/issues/industrial-relations http://australianpolitics.com/2008/02/19/partially-treated-sewage-sandwich-from-julie-bishop.html http://australianpolitics.com/2008/02/19/partially-treated-sewage-sandwich-from-julie-bishop.html#comments Tue, 19 Feb 2008 03:27:32 +0000 Malcolm Farnsworth http://australianpolitics.com/2008/02/19/partially-treated-sewage-sandwich-from-julie-bishop.shtml http://australianpolitics.com/2008/02/19/partially-treated-sewage-sandwich-from-julie-bishop.html/feed 0 Julie Bishop,WorkChoices The Federal Opposition's Julie Bishop has given an extraordinary press conference in which she attempted to justify the coalition's decision not to to oppose the government's legislation abolishing WorkChoices. - The Federal Opposition's Julie Bishop has given an extraordinary press conference in which she attempted to justify the coalition's decision not to to oppose the government's legislation abolishing WorkChoices. Listen to Julie Bishop's press conference: Listen As the Sydney Morning Herald's Annabel Crabb put it on February 20: The Opposition's Julie Bishop was on something quite different yesterday. Some sort of calmative, perhaps. Ms Bishop has been vocal for months on the need to fight to the death for Australian Workplace Agreements. And yesterday, for 30 minutes in the Senate courtyard, before a vast throng of fascinated reporters, with a fixed smile on her face, she consumed what for the benefit of family readers we will call a partially treated sewage sandwich. She was cool, charming and professional. She at no point lost her cool. And for much of the time, she made no sense whatsoever. This is unsurprising, given that Ms Bishop was trying to explain how agreeing to abolish the agreements was pretty much the same as insisting on keeping them, if you thought about it. AustralianPolitics.com no http://australianpolitics.com/2005/10/09/howard-announces-workchoices.html http://australianpolitics.com/2005/10/09/howard-announces-workchoices.html#comments Sun, 09 Oct 2005 05:47:36 +0000 Malcolm Farnsworth http://australianpolitics.com/?p=4520 http://australianpolitics.com/2005/10/09/howard-announces-workchoices.html/feed 0 John Howard,Kevin Andrews,WorkChoices Following a lockup briefing for industry representatives in Canberra this morning, the details of the government's industrial relations changes were announced. - The Prime Minister, John Howard, and the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, Following a lockup briefing for industry representatives in Canberra this morning, the details of the government's industrial relations changes were announced. The Prime Minister, John Howard, and the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations,... AustralianPolitics.com no http://australianpolitics.com/1999/11/30/democrats-reject-reiths-anti-union-bill.html http://australianpolitics.com/1999/11/30/democrats-reject-reiths-anti-union-bill.html#comments Tue, 30 Nov 1999 12:56:44 +0000 Malcolm Farnsworth http://australianpolitics.com/?p=3422 http://australianpolitics.com/1999/11/30/democrats-reject-reiths-anti-union-bill.html/feed 0 http://australianpolitics.com/1998/04/18/swanson-dock-an-eye-witness-account.html http://australianpolitics.com/1998/04/18/swanson-dock-an-eye-witness-account.html#comments Fri, 17 Apr 1998 22:20:32 +0000 Malcolm Farnsworth http://australianpolitics.com/?p=3189 http://australianpolitics.com/1998/04/18/swanson-dock-an-eye-witness-account.html/feed 0