I feel very frustrated and a little betrayed

I feel very frustrated and a little betrayed. I have consulted to some of these companies (no not the Ocean Grove Football Club, and frankly you can have them). I have met outstanding, well intentioned, principled individuals wanting to improve their organisations, serve their communities, provide value for their shareholders, drive performance cultures. They commit no crime asking their people to do an honest day's work for an honest day's pay and even that endeavour is sabotaged by those who see that accountability culture as a threat to working life as they know it.

This is not necessarily the fault of unions or lazy opportunistic employees but also an IR system (on any side of politics) that attempts to demand natural justice but in its application defends the indefensible. But poor performance doesn't usually bring down organisations. Scandal does. Scandal borne of corruption, dirty politics, ruthless game-playing, or cowardice.