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NSW Public Sector Campaign: Must see interview with Barry O’Farrell

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Below is the ABC interview with Barry O'Farrell the week he was sliding the slippery draconian IR laws and 'State Wages Policy' through the NSW Parliament.

Quentin Dempster does a great job here, highlighting the fact that the NSW Industrial Relations Commission is being turned into a mouthpiece of Government.

O'Farrell even tries to re-write hansard as he stumbles over his statements that Parliament sets the rules, while the courts enforce them. What!? The courts are to enforce the rules set by Government? The Premier even calls a respected NSW judge an "activist judge". An activist judge? Who is this guy O'Farrell?

Barry O'Farrell did not tell anyone he had this planned prior to the election.

This is the start of a NSW Conservative Government who assumes that the rules don't apply anymore – the powers of separation between the courts and Government are now being broken down.

It's happening here in NSW Australia – and it's just the start. O'Farrell must go.

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Former President of the Fire Brigade Employees’ Union (2009-2018) and a professional firefighter with more than 30 years experience. I live and work on the NSW South Coast, Australia. I am a strong advocate for firefighters and emergency service workers with an interest in mental health issues and caring for those around me. I am a former Director on the NSW Fire Brigades Death and Disability Super Fund and work with charities including ‘The Movember Foundation’. As a leader and activist I have long been active in the campaign for action on climate change. I am a Station Commander in the fire and rescue service in NSW and have 30 years experience fighting fires, both rural and urban. I am passionate about highlighting the impact climate change is having on fire preparedness and fire behaviour in Australia, and the risks associated with inaction on climate change. I am also a spokesperson for the Australian Climate Media Centre.