Courier Mail | Has campaign finally taken toll on Shorten? Courier Mail BILL Shorten raised alien life on earth to explain why he refused to answer whether a Labor government would intervene if crippling penalty rates were slashed by the Fair Work Commission after the election. In a bizarre array of statements, the ... Unions push Labor to lock in penalty rates with workplace laws overhaul Shorten's penalty pay clash Shorten tells factional union allies to 'fix up' mistakes |