so Kevin Rudd made priminister with record votes

He may well be worried but for the economy casual employment is not beneficial. Since a casual employee has no job stability or financial security they are unable to obtain bank loans etc and so cannot buy properties. They have no choice but to try and save what they can against a future where they may not have a job. This also leads to employee dissatisfaction and lack of company loyalty. He may think that he is cutting his costs by paying as little as possible but it is not a good attitude. Many companies realise that their productivity is better when they treat their workers fairly and provide benefits and incentives that encourage workers to do more than is required for their jobs. This is what builds companies and makes them strong. It promotes long term company loyalty, staff stay and the company benefits from their knowledge and experience. Does he have a high staff turnover? My old employer paid low wages and the turnover was high. They did get overtime etc but they had to work overtime to make a decent income and the work pressures were so high that very few stayed for more than a few years. This meant that the company was constantly training new staff and losing experienced people all the time. I do not think Kevin Rudd's changes will damage the economy but they will make it fairer for lots of people.

I think there will be a lot more smaller companies taking their businesses off shore, we wont be able to compete with the wages from the countries that pay small wages, but the new Prime Minister has told the people what they wanted to hear, everyone thinks they will now all live a happy life.... and he may do a lot of good while he has the surplus money in the kitty but then the piper has to be paid along with the unions and it will be the poor workers that will pay with their jobs...