Or should that be “barristamaggedon”, via AFR:
Small business owners are alarmed at Opposition leader Bill Shorten’s vow to increase weekend penalty rates and boost the minimum wage, arguing they are already battling higher power prices, rising rents and drought.
Labor legislating a “living wage” and increasing Sunday penalty pay in some industries would force small firms to cut the hours of casual and part-time workers because consumers would not pay more, small business owners said.
