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a real man of the people .....

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So Bill Shorten is doing it tough on his $330,000 a year. The poor fellow. 

Well if it's hard living on a ministerial income, he will find it even harder living down this comment published in the Sydney Daily Telegraph this morning. 

 

a real man of the people ....

 

Why this insensitivity was not all over page one I don't know.

They are words that should haunt him throughout his political career & disqualify him from the high office he so clearly seeks.

so is his majesty barry o'feral...

AT LEAST 80,000 NSW public sector workers are set to lose salary benefits and conditions under sweeping cuts to their awards.
The O'Farrell government yesterday confirmed it had applied to the NSW Industrial Commission this week to change 98 awards for public sector workers, including 1000 nurses who assist people with disabilities and those in aged-care facilities.
Clerical staff, librarians, parks and gardens staff, school administration assistants, regulatory inspectors and legal officers are also among those set to lose their entitlement to long-held conditions, including an annual leave loading of 17.5 per cent.
The government also plans to cut penalties for all shift workers and allowances for staff stationed in remote areas.

Some sick leave entitlements, flexible work arrangements and parental leave would also be affected by the changes.
The Public Service Association yesterday vowed to resist the proposals, in the NSW Industrial Relations Commission and through industrial action, starting with stop-work rallies across the state on October 8.



Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/ofarrell-to-slash-benefits-for-80000-workers-20120828-24yvq.html#ixzz24vBkTTOR