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The less-is-more IR policy

Mark Christensen
On Line Opinion, 10 April 2006
First published in The Courier-Mail on April 4, 2006.

The fact that most Australians - and some ex-prime ministers - disagree with the Federal Government’s IR changes doesn’t make the changes wrong.

Or right, either. The need for change doesn't mean that any old change is right. These changes have been looking extremely biased from the get go. Nothing that's happened since they came into force has encouraged us to change peoples' minds, nor dispel their fears.

The less-is-more IR policy

Mark Christensen
On Line Opinion, 10 April 2006
First published in The Courier-Mail on April 4, 2006.

The fact that most Australians - and some ex-prime ministers - disagree with the Federal Government’s IR changes doesn’t make the changes wrong.

Or right, either. The need for change doesn't mean that any old change is right. These changes have been looking extremely biased from the get go. Nothing that's happened since they came into force has encouraged us to change peoples' minds, nor dispel their fears.