Newly-appointed Shadow Workplace Relations Minister Eric Abetz says he is "pleased and delighted" with his role, and that it's a substantial vote of confidence by Opposition Leader Tony Abbott in that he'll be going "head to head" with Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard. The ACTU, meanwhile, has described him as an "industrial relations zealot".
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