Australia’s Catholic bishops have joined other community leaders in voicing their concerns about proposed reforms of industrial relations laws, saying they fear workers will be disadvantaged.
The Archbishop of Sydney, Cardinal George Pell, is worried the reforms will effectively push minimum wages down.
The Bishop of Parramatta, Bishop Kevin Manning, has called on Christian politicians in the Senate to vote according to their conscience.
The bishops’ comments come on a tide of community concern which has seen Prime Minister John Howard Howard suffer a setback in a recent poll.
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