INDUSTRY Minister Ian Macfarlane has recruited his Labor predecessor Greg Combet to negotiate a rewrite of work practices at troubled food producer SPC Ardmona, including the future of the 35-hour week, as the government examines an assistance package.
Multiple Choice Quiz
Why should Combet get your and my taxes as his payment for consulting to the Tony Abbott Government? What qualifies him for the job?
a) He formerly operated a fruit orchard in Northern Victoria
b) He grew vegetables for the wholesale market for years prior to entering Parliament
c) He ran a successful manufacturing business in food processing prior to entering Parliament
d) He worked on the factory floor at a number processors throughout Australia
e) He was a former director at Heinz, Campbells, Arnotts, Patties Foods, Rosella
f) None of the above
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