SM,

Not true again.

As you well know WorkChoices was much, much, more than simply removing unfair dismissal laws or some mild reforms. And Mr Howard certainly needed a mandate for what he was intending to do. It's hypocritical to blame Julia Gillard for what she's attempting to do with the carbon tact - when Mr Howard did the same with WorkChoices. No matter how you try to deny that fact - in this case it's -
pot-kettle-black. No one's fooled by it. Do your research - the full story was covered by The Australian.

Looking at the ABC word cloud about our leadership it is clear Abbott is unloved too.
Poor old SM heaves the shovel as fast as he can attempting to bail out the Sydney Harbor, convince any one, John Howard told us about work choices.
Work choices even surprised his front bench.
Election night 2007 saw some of them, rightly blame him, and work choices for the loss.

How did it get from carbon Tax to work Choices; or is the rejoinder that with a carbon tax then work will not be there to choose;

It seems to be funny in some way be it a theory , that some crack pot had the Idea in the 1909 German Economy to convert electricity into currency ;
As there was an Inflationary currency crisis;- And a political economy , we know what transpired over the next 50 years ; Well then , today our priestly elites have turned electricity into a form of political currency as well as now including, exhaled air C O2 .

Utilities are no longer a provision for building and expanding a economy , it has become ,again , the new currency cash cow methodology by predatory mean , By the state to plunder the economy and Individual production.

People seem to forget that there are three tiers of Government attacking, robbing and plundering the Economy at all levels with armies of Oligarchs and minions.
How long does anyone think it will stand up with the level of Stateisms political predation and interference .

Dear All-,

This may amuse you. There's a great little booklet called,"Political Pryorities: How to get on top of Australian Politics," by Dennis Pryor. It's tongue-in-cheek and quite funny.

Anyway, here's what he dedicated to Canberra. It's designed to be equally offensive to all parties:

Dedicated to Canberra
Where bureaucrats parasytical
And parties political
And Ministers hypocritical
Steal the money of the nation
Through what they call taxation.

Stuff the plebiscite lets have a referendum?

Belly,

I never said Work choices was spelled out. I just said that governments, have a mandate to govern, especially those with an over whelming majority. The only time they don't have a mandate is when they do something they specifically promised not to.

Julia Gillard and Wayne Swan lied to Australia. I know it, Bob Hawke knows it. Get over it.