The Anglican diocese went to bat strongly on behalf of the North Coast when John Howard and Malcolm Turnbull wanted to dam our rivers and pipe the water away. Now Rev. Rutherford of the Uniting Church is stepping up to the crease to show Nationals candidate Chris Gulaptis that WorkChoices is an important issue in this region.
"The federal government's controversial WorkChoices is draconian legislation which does not create jobs, an Anglican reverend told a public forum in Lismore last Thursday.
Reverend Bob Rutherford of the Uniting Church was one of six panel members at a lively election forum hosted by popular ABC broadcaster Geraldine Doogue at Caddies Coffee lounge last Thursday afternoon.
He said WorkChoices was "absolutely a big issue" among the people he talked to through his pastoral work at the Lismore Regional Mission.
"I think the government has got it wrong if they think it's been a good thing for the country…it's been a bad thing for the country," Reverend Rutherford told the crowd of around 60 people.
He said if people in the region lost their jobs "they can't go anywhere, so they feel trapped".----
Ms Saffin said WorkChoices was "extremely unfair" and came up as an issue every day of her campaigning, especially among grandparents "deeply concerned" about its effects on their children and grandchildren."
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