Workplace Relations Minister Julia Gillard will visit the Governor-General this morning to ask him to make the end of AWAs law, after the bill passed through Federal Parliament last week.

 

"It's the beginning of the end of WorkChoices," Ms Gillard told Channel Nine this morning.

 

"It's getting rid of a very hated bit of WorkChoices. There are too many working families that lost basic pay and conditions because of these Australian Workplace Agreements."

 

But former workplace relations minister and Opposition frontbencher Joe Hockey says the idea of AWAs will continue under the new Government.

 

"The Australian people have made their decision," he said.

 

"I welcome the fact that the Government has introduced legislation that actually continues AWAs in a different name and in a different form for the next few years."