11/11. Another thing to remember.

November 11 is Remembrance Day. The day we remember the poor buggers that went off to war and died all those years ago. We also remember it's the day our Prime Minister, Gough Whitlam got the sack thirty years ago.
Now we remember it as the day the Australian worker lost most of his rights.

One of the blogs I read daily is LeftVegDrunk. He says it perfectly-

Johnny and his good old boys have done it, and they had the

maturity to blow kisses at the opposition as they gagged debate

on the IR reform bill. What a despicable display.

Here's how ACTU President Sharon Burrows described the outcome.

"The sad irony is the Government could find $55 million

to promote their own propaganda over the last few weeks

and they could only find four days to listen to debate about

concerns for the lives of working people... Living

standards, Australian lifestyles, family life, all up in smoke."

Now I can go out and protest on Tuesday, shouting my

support for workers' rights at the top of my lungs, safe in

the knowledge that it won't make any difference at all.