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Flat White

Trashing the right to be commercial

4 April 2023

6:00 AM

4 April 2023

6:00 AM

For a long time, Australian unions, labour academics, and their political fellow travellers have sought to cut away at the right of people to earn their income through the commercial contract. The Albanese government has committed to doing this later in 2023.

The alleged justification for this is the ‘little bit pregnant’ argument.

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