Don't Back Down, Barnaby!

Queensland Nationals leader Lawrence Springborg has written to Nationals senators Barnaby Joyce and Ron Boswell to recommend that they not support the Federal Government's WorkChoices Bill. According to Sprinborg on today's AM, `If certain fundamental changes and guarantees aren't given, then the very strong view of my colleagues is that our support should be withheld until such time as those matters have been properly addressed.'

There's a fat chance of Boswell listening, but Barnaby? Hmm ... as always, playing his cards close to his chest. But the signs are certainly looking slightly more promising than they were. Not a bad idea to join the hordes giving him a gentle poke in the right direction via the ACTU's Your Rights At Work website.

Speaking of WorkChoice bills, it's also been reported today that the total cost (so far) for the massive - and massively ineffectual - smile-you-like-it-don't-you advertising blitz has been over $26,000,0000. That's 11,000 TV ads we changed the channel through. Felt like it, too. I could work out exactly how many million dollars the government has paid for each lost percentage point in recent polling, but I'd be laughing too hard.