Hey all, more turncoats are rumoured in the news. Barnaby Joyce, Senator elect from Queensland, said he could not support unfair dismissal provisions that extend exemptions from the law from firms with 20 employees to those with 100.

Also Queensland State Opposition Leader Lawrence Springborg has publicly criticised Prime Minister John Howard's industrial relations reforms.

Although his reasons for his opposition are rather different:

I'm absolutely opposed to the unitary industrial relation system. I think it's stupid (and) I think what it does is set up a booby trap for the future. When (federal Opposition Leader) Kim Beazley becomes Prime Minister, if he does, (and) Martin Ferguson becomes IR minister, you can imagine the disaster of actually then handing these particular powers to the Commonwealth Government.

Oh well, as long as it continues to build it's all good. For non Queenslanders, Lawrence Springborg is in rather a similar position to Labor pre Latham. Absolutely no chance at State level.