How could anyone talk of Abbott as a loss. He is naught but a liar. He won an election on the back of a fraud. He will get his time when Bill gets to be PM. An absolute liar.

Australia's position is following the US and UK where possible. If there is now a political train-crash in US then it's just not on for Australians to have leadership.

Doog, One thing you can never have taken away from you are your dreams. Enjoy!

You people just don't get it.

One is far better off taking a casual job, then getting cash for the extra hours. It's far better for the business, and many of these people then claim benefits as well. It's a win win for everyone except the tax man. Besides, if the casual refuses the reduced pay rate for Sundays as an example, they are easily replaced. It's not rocket science, you just have to be in the know, and being retired in a lounge chair ( no disrespect intended) is not being in touch as the world many of you worked in, is gone.

But hey, you keep making it hard to employ people, this is the result.

You've baked your cake, but sorry, you can't eat it as well. So until we make employing easier, not harder, which is what has been done in the past ten or more years, little will change so you might as well get used to it.