WorkChoices is on again

I knew it. I fuckin knew it. But all the dumb sheeple voted for Abbott to save us from our industrial harmony, low debt, and resilient economy. I am surprised though at the speed of introducing this into it's gov cycle. In true Lieberal form, the true nature of Abbott's workplace review has been leaked to Fairfax media. And it's not pretty. Not pretty at all......

All I can say is that I hope Australian racist bogans actually think about their penalty rates at work before having a hissy fit over a few asylum seekers fleeing in fear of their lives. Remember Howard's WorkChoices? That left no choice at all for workers except to be fucked over the bonnet of the bosses car, by the boss....... Well, WorkChoices may well look tame to what's coming:

The inquiry is framed around the need to maintain ''fair and equitable pay and conditions for employees, including the maintenance of a relevant safety net'', but the broad scope of the inquiry will open the door to warnings from Labor and the union movement that the Abbott government plans to impose a WorkChoices-style system of individual contracts. 

The inquiry will be launched amid a growing chorus of criticism from government backbenchers about the impact of penalty rates on business. 

On Wednesday, Treasurer Joe Hockey refused to directly address penalty rates but said ''anything we can do to free up the labour market within the framework of what we promised at the last election is going to be a positive step forward''. 

The review was a pre-election promise for the Abbott government and was due to be launched by March 7, but was delayed until after the March 15 state elections in Tasmania and South Australia, and possibly until after the WA Senate election on April 5 amid fears in the Abbott government it could be used by Labor and the union movement to mount a scare campaign. Read more