Hear hear!

The Australian's editorial theme is spot on - and Scott Morrison has the perfect case study unfolding before him.

Julia Gillard became prime minister because of her role in The AWU Scandal.

Bill Ludwig had her in his pocket.  As PM, she gave Bill precisely what he wanted.

It's up to Scott to "highlight unions' influence over Labor".  The AWU Scandal is the perfect way to do it.

the fact Mr Morrison has already overtaken Bill Shorten as the preferred prime minister gives the Liberals good reason to rally behind their new leader and turn their attacks on Mr Shorten, whom most voters neither like nor trust. Before the last election, he said he “still thinks like a union organiser’’ and would take a similar approach to being prime minister. That is an alarming prospect.

Labor is committed to change the Fair Work Act imposed by Julia Gillard nine years ago, to usher in the return of collective bargaining and turn the clock back 40 years. The return of sector-wide industrial disputes, as Menzies Research Centre executive director Nick Cater writes today, would allow the militant Construction Forestry Maritime Mining and Energy Union, for example, to bring Australian ports to a standstill, disrupt supply chains and paralyse the economy.

Despite free falling membership — unions now represent fewer than one in 10 private sector workers — the movement’s assets and revenue better suit the big end of town. The potential for job losses and hardship under a union-dominated Shorten government should be a potent line of attack for Mr Morrison and Industrial Relations Minister Kelly O’Dwyer. Such efforts, however, will amount to nothing if Liberal MPs are unable to put aside their selfish infighting when parliament resumes today for a crucial fortnight.