Queensland provides preview of future under Shorten

The Palaszczuk Government’s decision to appoint a notorious CFMEU bully to the Queensland Building and Construction is an indicator of what would happen under a Shorten Labor Government. 

Putting CFMEU assistant secretary Jade Ingham on the board of the industry regulator is like putting a fox in charge of a chook house. 

Ingham has a well-documented history of unlawful and abusive work site behaviour as a leader of the country’s most militant and notorious union. He’s been smacked with fines totalling $32,500. 

It’s simply beyond belief how Premier Palaszczuk could think someone of Ingham’s character is suitable for any appointment. 

Combined with the recent Queensland Government decision to allow union agitators into primary schools to indoctrinate students, it provides Australians with a glimpse of what the future would be like under a national Labor government led by Bill Shorten. 

No one is more beholden to unions than Bill Shorten. Even many of his colleagues are concerned about his secret power-sharing deal with the CFMEU. 

Under Shorten you can expect to see CFMEU bullies calling the shots from inside the Prime Minister’s office, dictating all manner of policies. 

Labor has already promised to stack the Fair Work Commission with union appointees. The likes of Jade Ingham and John Setka would have the final say on any workplace issue, despite the fact only around one in ten Australians are union members. 

I would hate to see the violence and intimidation seen at CFMEU worksites become commonplace and acceptable part of our working lives. 

The Palaszczuk Government has proven yet again Australians cannot afford to let Labor and its union mates wreck the record economic growth and employment delivered by the Turnbull Government.