About a week or so ago, Bill Shorten said he would accept the finding of the FWC on penalty rates, yet just tonight, Brendon Nelson all but ruled that out.

So which is it!

Butch, since when does Brendon Nelson speak for the Labor Party.

Instead of attacking the paltry pay of low paid workers, lets get small business in hospitality and retail to start paying the billions in GST and other taxes they continually pocket, some say $7 billion p/a in GST alone. And lets get them paying the correct wage rates to low paid workers and stop the $10/hour cash in hand rip offs! The 7-Eleven and the $100 million owing to low paid workers is only the tip of the iceberg!

The FWC is an independant body, unless there has been political interferance their decisions should stand.

You don't have to agree with the outcome. Market forces will dictate its viability.

579 Quote "The FWC is an independant body" To me a person is not independant if they are given a position by a person with a vested interest in the outcomes of the decisions that person makes.

Like putting the fox in charge of the hen house

Tony Abbott would know all about that wouldn't he. He hand picked all of his own assassins.

200 billion of extra debt in 2.5 years. Now that is not bad going . Some kind of a record at least.

Paul, I might have got the name wrong, who cares, the point is where does bill stand on this. As for retail hospitality paying poor wages, try telling the consumer as they set the wage rates with the amount of gross profit they are willing to allow.

Wages like all expenses including out of control rents and power prices all
come 100% from profits.

Just remember that the next time you seek out a bargain, especially online as you will be helping to keep these pay rates low.