Tony Abbott's softly-softly approach to IR won't cut it EVERY day we read about another factory closing, more jobs being lost. Caterpillar, SPC Ardmona, Simplot, Ford, General Motors Holden - the list goes on. Just yesterday, Qantas announced the closure of its heavy-maintenance division at Avalon, just outside Geelong. Some 300 jobs will go - well-paid ones, filled by skilled workers.