While there is a great deal just plainly wrong with the ALP and trade unions’ campaign against the Morrison government’s industrial relations reforms, perhaps the most egregious is the opposition to creating “major project greenfields agreements” to help secure new investment in Australia’s mining and oil and gas industries.

Picture this: A nation in which the economy, jobs and living standards are largely tied to the strength of its resources and energy industry, now has $334 billion of new major project investment in its pipeline to lead its recovery from COVID-19.