Tag Archives: Fair Work Australia
Political Stink Bomb: Gillard To (Attempt To) Legislate Penalty Rates
PERHAPS eyeing the likely Liberal landslide at the coming election, or perhaps to shore up support for her leadership of the ALP among the unions that effectively control it, Julia Gillard today pledged to legislate penalty rates. It is economic … Continue reading
“Please Leave Me Alone:” Craig Thomson Just Doesn’t Get It
Hot on the heels of his reprehensible speech to Parliament this week — which may bring more self-inflicted trouble than anything — Craig Thomson played the misery card again today, begging the opposition and media commentators to leave him alone. … Continue reading
Hypocritical Gillard “Disgusted” — But Not Disgusted Enough
The two faces of insincerity, crisply personified by Julia Gillard, have been on display yet again this week; Gillard ranted about her “disgust” at events at the Health Services Union in front of a roomful of trade unionists yesterday, yet … Continue reading
Those Evil, Nasty Bastards Tried To Nobble Me: Craig Thomson
Besieged Labor MP Craig Thomson has come up with a novel new explanation of allegations against him, despite years of inquiries eliciting no hint of it until now: he was framed. His story is ridiculous; its credibility zero, and its … Continue reading
I Was Wrong: Incompetence, Or Something More Sinister?
I wish to apologise to all readers of The Red And The Blue; there appeared in this column an article yesterday concerning the Fair Work Australia report into the Health Services Union which contained a number of errors of fact. … Continue reading
Finally…Fair Work Australia Concludes Investigation Into Health Services Union
News yesterday that Fair Work Australia has ended its investigation into the HSU — and, by extension, its former head and now embattled ALP MP Craig Thomson — after three years is welcome. The development should be kept in perspective; … Continue reading
Some Final Thoughts — For Now — On The Qantas Dispute
Armed with the day off and the curiosity of a cat, I drove out to Melbourne Airport this afternoon to watch Qantas’ return to the skies, starting with a flight to Sydney — QF438, operated by Boeing 737-800 VH-VXI — … Continue reading
Qantas Dispute: Now We Wait
Pursuant to my post last night, both the Gillard Government and Qantas have made application to Fair Work Australia for a termination of all industrial action in the matter of Qantas’ dispute with three of its unions. The unions, in … Continue reading
The Qantas Issue: Something Has To Happen. Now!
I never — never — thought I would see the day that I’d advocate government intervention in an industrial dispute. But it’s here; the Gillard government must sort out the mess at Qantas, and quickly. The government needs to sort … Continue reading
