Much the same can be said about many politicians on all sides of the political arena. It is my view that Australian senior management and politicians are both naive about, and afraid of, industrial relations. My own view is that the forces opposed to change have closed ranks again, and that in fact very little has changed. The present adverse economic conditions may force more change as businesses struggle to survive. However unless radical changes are made to cut away that enormous proliferation of vested interests known as the Industrial Relations Club, there will continue to be many more losses than gains to the Australian economy.
Robe River proves the point magnificently.