ANALYSIS: The battle over a contentious bill gives a deeper insight into the Albanese government
abc.net.au/news/industrial-relations-workplace-reform-albanese-howard-difficult/101640274Peter Reith would have appreciated the irony. In the week that the former industrial relations minister died, federal politics was yet again consumed with a highly charged debate over workplace changes.
Reith had long gone from parliament by the time John Howard’s radical WorkChoices law became central in bringing down the Coalition government.In the next turn of the industrial relations wheel, WorkChoices was scuttled by the Rudd government, with Julia Gillard the minister. The government used its jobs summit to prepare the way for a move on multi-employer bargaining. This was something of a ruse – there was never going to be a business-union consensus on this . But the tactic left business wrong-footed.
Sophie Scamps told parliament the "omnibus" bill bundled together many "excellent policies" with "the more controversial ones". "This has created a Sophie's choice when it comes to voting."Workplace Relations Minister Tony Burke preferred to leave that matter until the bill is in the Senate. Independent "teal" MPs Kylea Tink, Sophie Scamps, Zoe Daniel, Zali Steggall, Allegra Spender and Monique Ryan.
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