Labor misses the busApropos the frequently announced inevitable triumph of capitalism and globalism, and the irresistible march of economic rationalism, Australian union leaders and many others have been furious at the extent to which the political agenda has been hogged by the “wheat scandal”, the West Papuans, and the Aborigines – while the new workplace relations laws have, so far, been barely discussed. John Howard must have been delighted.Why has Labor been doing this? Before I try to answe…
