Kevin Rudd will do whatever the unions want in the end. Whatever he may say this small unrepresentative band of persons is still wields the power behind the ALP throne.
The South Australian government has been so worried about the diminishing power base of the unions that they recently returned a million dollars of taxpayer funds to the union coffers for an "occupational health and safety campaign" run by the union movement. A little thought will tell anyone that unions could not possibly know about occupational health and safety issues in all work places. What are the funds really for then? To boost union membership.
It is also interesting to note that Kevin Rudd is having a pow-wow with Rupert Murdoch while in the US advising everyone that he is the next Prime Minister. He need not worry. Murdoch has advised the press that they must continue to laud Rudd and lambast Howard as the latter did not give him everything he wanted.

It is an interesting insight into Kevin Rudds psyche over "Sun Lies False Dawn Affair."Kevin Rudd totally denied that he was complicit in this deception.He even heavied the Telegraph over their story to a point of veilled threats.When the emails led to Kevin being a co-conspiritor he totally changed his demeanour and was apologetic but did not confront his own shortcomings.

Kevin has failed in demonstrating good judgement,being truthful and being respectful of our ANZAC traditions.This is not a good look for future Prime Minister that will lord over important decisions such as IR.He seems to be making policy on the run in a very adhoc way.

Once we would not have seen issues such as sunrise blown up as it has been.
issues such as this are nothing less than attempts to destroy or weaken one man not related in any way to policy.
And it back fires badly.
IR too far more than we wish to see ,even arjay can see it workchoices in its present form is a beast that eats some.
It is my honestly held view that John Howard will change this law in very big ways very soon.
Government and power alone matter to this man, he well could change a few policy's not shared by the Australian voters before this poll.
It will be in vain.
A long term union wish and wrong in my view union wish, last on first off, entrenching lack of talent highlights Howard has been around too long.
Its time for talent in this government, Australia needs it to be strong in opposition.

It is the scarcity of money that keeps an econmy,lean mean and productive.China has bought enormous amounts of our resources,yet still the balance of payments blossoms to a deficit,yet we still have this denial by both major parties that this movement towards free trade is not destroying our industries.Prices in my industry have not gone up in the last 7yrs.I have absorbed the GST and all the increases in insurances,rent and Govt charges,regulation,taxes.There are many other small businesses in the same predicament.This is why many just close down or move off shore.

I can only assume that both Liberal and Labor pander to big business and are quite happy to enslave our population to a subsistance culture.Once a business moves off shore the knowledge and skills are gone for ever.It will take decades to get them back.

I think that the Coalition have finally realised that we will continue to bleed to death if something is not done soon.They won't reverse their policy on the continued reduction of tarrifs so workers in this country will have to work harder for less.It does not just apply to blue collar workers.With the expansion of the internet white collar jobs will be outsourced also.

A Globalised world with shrinking resources,energy,no borders nor rules will indeed be a very cut throat environment,that will see big business and the wealthy have absolute power.

We desperately need a new independant and honest political party.

Your right Arjay

want to come on board

stu

www.tapp.org.au

IR laws are not fair.
Kevin Rudd's background in promoting Chinese businessmen to doing business in Australia, hardy allow him to speak on IR Laws.
When China was gearing up to flood the Australian market with cheap manufactured goods.It was Kevin Rudd allowing child labor factories to export their goods to Australia.
Hardly the type of person you would pick as your IR law expert or even a Prime Minister.
He will sell out Australian workers down the track and bankrupt Australian manufacturing just for his own ego.
The latest news that he was appointed as Rupert Murdoch's Ambassador to Australia highlight my concerns.