The Howard Government will embark on "another wave" of radical industrial changes if they win the next federal election, despite the fact that the majority of Australians were fundamentally opposed to the new laws, it has been revealed.

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In a leaked recording, the Government leader in the senate apologised that the Liberals' radical industrial relations laws did not go far enough.

"There is still a long way to go," Senator Nick Minchin told the HR Nicholls Society, an advocacy group for extremist labour reform.

Despite widespread opposition to the laws, the Howard Government would pursue "another wave of industrial relations reform" following the 2007 election, he said in a secret address.

"Poll after poll demonstrated that the Australian people don't agree at all with anything we're doing on this - we have minority support for what we're doing," Senator Minchin said.
"The fact is the great majority of Australians do not support what we are doing on industrial relations, they violently disagree."

The Howard Government’s laws, which will come into effect later this month, have already removed unfair dismissal rights from 3.5 million workers. It is now easier for employers to force workers onto individual contracts that undercut take home pay and remove conditions. The Government has abolished award safety net, and is allowing employers to remove conditions like penalty rates, overtime pay, weekend rates, public holidays and redundancy pay.

Senator Minchin’s speech is a clear sign that the Howard Government is determined to pass laws that are in the interests of big business at the expense of ordinary working families.

Now that Senator Minchin has let the cat out of the bag, we must make sure that the Australian public is informed about the Howard Government’s real plans for industrial relations.

You can listen to the ABC's AM program and read the transcript here.