he famously said, "John Howard is as welcome in Melbourne today as a yellow-bellied black snake at a barbecue!" at an anti-WorkChoices rally in 2006. At a "BUST THE BUDGET" rally in Melbourne 12 June 2014, Brian Boyd told the anti-Federal government protesters in Bourke St. that Prime Minister Tony Abbott and his Treasurer Joe Hockey that they "as welcome in Melbourne today as two feral cane toads in a backyard swimming pool". Bibliography Inside the BLF: a union self-destructs by Brian Boyd, Melbourne, Vic. : Ocean, (1991). "Full Moon Over Mindanao-A trade union trip to the Philippines" by Brian Boyd Melbourne :Publicity Works,(1993), "Melbourne Trades Hall 150th Anniversary Commemoration Booklet 1859-2009 by Brian Boyd et al. Melbourne :VTHC/THLI publication (2009), "There is corruption...and then there is...CORRUPTION! An exposé of turning a blind eye to corporate bribery, fraud and greed in Australia", compilation and commentary by VTHC Secretary Brian Boyd published by ETU Vic JUNE 2014. "DON'T FORGET SUPER" by Brian Boyd Melbourne, published by Electrical Trades Union -Vic (June 2018), References Trade unionists from Melbourne Living people 1951 births Australian trade union leaders