Penalty Rates Attack & Short Term Mobility Visas

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Episode Synopsis

The Abbott Government gave the Australian Public a Christmas presnt of a two pronged attack on Penalty rates when it announced the Fair Work Commission review of Awards and the Productivity Commission inquiry into the Workplace Relations Framework. There was a side dish of a report from the Immigration Department discussing the possibility of a Short Term Mobility Visa. Talk with Ged Kearney (ACTU President) about Penalty Rates and to Chris Wright (Research Fellow at University of Sydney Business School) about skilled migration visa.