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Peter Strong

Basically, WorkChoices has become UnionChoices

Like the Howard government of 2006, the Albanese government has its own extreme approach to workplace regulation and bullying small business.

Like the industrial relations approach of the Howard government of 2006 – WorkChoices – the Albanese government has its own extreme IR approach – let’s call it for what it is – UnionChoices.

Both governments have/had the same arguments to support their ideology – “everything will be OK”; “you can trust us”; “nothing bad will happen”; “the commission will have more power”; “the reforms are good for workers and employers alike”.

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Peter Strong is a small business advocate at Community Economics and a former chief executive of the Council of Small Business of Australia.

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