The Wire

The Australian Democrats have claimed that the federal government’s workplace changes will hurt Australian workers while failing to provide any benefits for the economy. The indictment came as the government unveiled increased details about its workplace regulations over the weekend. They claim the regulations merely provide further detail about the way in which last year’s Workchoices legislation will operate. But trade unions have claimed that the regulations go even further in stripping workers of protection and threatening the existence of unions in Australia. Senator Andrew Murray, Workplace Relations spokesperson for the Australian Democrats, spoke with Tristan Burt about the extent to which the new workplace regulations can be seen as politically motivated.