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    The Australian‏Verified account @australian Apr 20

    If Bill Shorten becomes PM, the rules of engagement between labour and capital will be rewritten, diminishing the bargaining power of employers and enhancing the influence of unions and workers.https://bit.ly/2J95148 

    6:12 PM - 20 Apr 2018
    • 212 Retweets
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    • Amelia Louise Rod Edmonds LGBTI Rights Thomas Balakas ❄Chloe❄ Pauline Gambley 𝕤𝕒𝕞𝕒𝕟𝕥𝕙𝕒 𝕞𝕒𝕚𝕕𝕖𝕟 Leonora Norman Jaclyn Stewart
    671 replies 212 retweets 588 likes
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      2. pig iron man‏ @Chrisos8O Apr 20
        Replying to @australian

        none if these right wing hacks get it. The game is up. The Lib's will be decimated at the next fed election (even by a bigger margin then in 2007)

        4 replies 11 retweets 96 likes
      3. Steve Woots‏ @StephenWoots Apr 20
        Replying to @Chrisos8O @davidbewart @australian

        Hope so but, can't forget that Beazley lost an election with 52%, so no room for complacency

        5 replies 4 retweets 45 likes
      4. pig iron man‏ @Chrisos8O Apr 20
        Replying to @StephenWoots @davidbewart @australian

        Labor always gets more votes. It's the Nationals that save the Libs.

        6 replies 12 retweets 40 likes
      5. Dave Hauser‏ @Panzerhauser Apr 20
        Replying to @Chrisos8O @StephenWoots and

        And bury the farmers

        0 replies 0 retweets 21 likes
      6. End of conversation
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      2. Abhijeeth Vijay‏ @ab_tal Apr 20
        Replying to @australian @RightsLGBTI

        And that’s bad, because....?

        4 replies 11 retweets 380 likes
      3. LGBTI Rights‏ @RightsLGBTI Apr 20
        Replying to @ab_tal @australian

        I think the News Corp hack mixed up punishment and reward. Ha. Ha.

        2 replies 9 retweets 172 likes
      4. Abhijeeth Vijay‏ @ab_tal Apr 20
        Replying to @RightsLGBTI @australian

        Probably with full intention and lack of irony whatsoever.

        3 replies 2 retweets 75 likes
      5. LGBTI Rights‏ @RightsLGBTI Apr 20
        Replying to @ab_tal @australian

        Whatever the old man says, they do...

        1 reply 2 retweets 44 likes
      6. Jane Rayner‏ @janer98 Apr 21
        Replying to @RightsLGBTI @ab_tal @australian

        Agree

        1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
      7. Paul Cooley‏ @pbcooley Apr 21
        Replying to @janer98 @RightsLGBTI and

        It’s bad because socialism simply doesn’t work

        3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
      8. Tomek Holland‏ @alapahi Apr 21
        Replying to @pbcooley @janer98 and

        As proven Paul by such giant catastrophes as socialised medicine. Which works great. The pension for retirees and those needing support due to disability & other circumstances. Which works. And the mining theft that gave the country nothing. Which didn't work. Sorry Paul. Wrong.

        2 replies 0 retweets 14 likes
      9. Tomek Holland‏ @alapahi Apr 21
        Replying to @alapahi @pbcooley and

        If twitter bios can be believed @pbcooley is both an airline pilot for Cathay Pacific and a totally unhinged religious fundamentalist. That is one airline I'll be avoiding...

        2 replies 1 retweet 6 likes
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      2. Denise Shrivell‏ @deniseshrivell Apr 20
        Replying to @australian

        The thing is this can only benefit the employers too. #trickleup #auspol

        2 replies 7 retweets 51 likes
      3. TG‏ @tg_greg Apr 21
        Replying to @deniseshrivell @australian

        It’s what they refuse to see like raising the minimum wage the $$$ goes straight back into the economy. And the better the work conditions the more the employees produce

        4 replies 4 retweets 31 likes
      4. We're not going to take it any more !!‏ @DavidHuett Apr 21
        Replying to @tg_greg @deniseshrivell @australian

        it's not rocket science !! ... it's common sense ... although not that common 🤔

        1 reply 1 retweet 13 likes
      5. Jane Rayner‏ @janer98 Apr 21
        Replying to @DavidHuett @tg_greg and

        Agree. Crrtainly not in the business world. Cutting onscene CEO & executive salaries would be a good start.

        1 reply 0 retweets 6 likes
      6. Tomek Holland‏ @alapahi Apr 21
        Replying to @janer98 @DavidHuett and

        The only thing it will stop is the funneling of the economy into the hands of a small handful of individuals/corporations. It will directly help every other person in the country.

        0 replies 0 retweets 7 likes
      7. End of conversation
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      2. Margaret Brennan‏ @mmbrenn Apr 20
        Replying to @australian

        Good.https://www.americamagazine.org/politics-society/2017/06/28/pope-francis-labor-unions-are-essential-society …

        2 replies 10 retweets 42 likes
      3. Awesome Nurse! Lesley‏ @LelHulagirl101 Apr 20
        Replying to @mmbrenn @australian

        Totally agree!! Join your union! #auspolpic.twitter.com/0lUJPRn4Vo

        2 replies 1 retweet 20 likes
      4. Неуправляемый идиот‏ @NorthCoastBlue Apr 21
        Replying to @LelHulagirl101 @mmbrenn @australian

        Many of the Catholics I have observed would be revolted and dismayed by this statement. This is an edict they would completely ignore and reject - Even "Catholic Faith" has its boundaries...

        2 replies 1 retweet 0 likes
      5. Andrew Bartlett‏Verified account @AndrewBartlett Apr 22
        Replying to @NorthCoastBlue @mmbrenn @australian

        The Pope’s statement seems very consistent with the Rerum Novarum encyclical from Pope Leo XIII back in the 1890s - not sure why Catholics today would have a problem with it.

        1 reply 2 retweets 8 likes
      6. Margaret Brennan‏ @mmbrenn Apr 22
        Replying to @AndrewBartlett @NorthCoastBlue @australian

        Absolutely. Cannot imagine why a majority of Catholics would be anti-Union. Social justice is a fundamental tenet.

        3 replies 1 retweet 11 likes
      7. Неуправляемый идиот‏ @NorthCoastBlue Apr 22
        Replying to @mmbrenn @AndrewBartlett @australian

        Fair point, @mmbrenn. But I'm talking about a minority of highly influential (emphasis) Catholics who are most definitely anti-union... for reasons greatly departed from Catholic values and therefore hypocrites...

        3 replies 1 retweet 9 likes
      8. Margaret Brennan‏ @mmbrenn Apr 22
        Replying to @NorthCoastBlue @AndrewBartlett @australian

        Yes. The Catholic mafia within the Liberal parliamentary ranks.

        0 replies 1 retweet 3 likes
      9. End of conversation

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