s ▁political ▁editor , ▁moder ated ▁the ▁debate ▁which ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁the ▁Great ▁Hall ▁of ▁Parliament ▁House . ▁The ▁debate ▁audience ▁was ▁ 4 0 0 , ▁with ▁the ▁Co al ition ▁and ▁Labor ▁each ▁selecting ▁ 2 0 0 . ▁ ▁Kevin ▁Rud d ▁argued ▁that ▁the ▁Liberal ▁Party ▁was ▁being ▁influenced ▁by ▁the ▁H . ▁R . ▁Nich oll s ▁Society ▁to ▁make ▁further ▁re forms ▁to ▁industrial ▁relations , ▁cit ing ▁Nick ▁Min chin ' s ▁speech ▁at ▁the ▁Society ' s ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁conference ▁where ▁he ▁told ▁the ▁audience ▁that ▁the ▁Co al ition ▁" k new ▁its ▁reform ▁to ▁Work Cho ices ▁were ▁not ▁popular ▁but ▁the ▁process ▁of ▁change ▁must ▁continue ", ▁and ▁that ▁" there ▁is ▁still ▁a ▁long ▁way ▁to ▁go ... ▁awards , ▁the ▁IR ▁commission , ▁all ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁it ..." ▁In ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁Liberal ▁Party ▁message ▁that ▁ 7 0 ▁per ▁cent ▁of ▁Labor ' s ▁front ▁ben ch ▁was ▁made ▁up ▁of ▁former ▁union ▁officials , ▁Rud d ▁said ▁ 7 0 ▁per ▁cent ▁of ▁Liberal ▁Party ▁minister s ▁were ▁either ▁law y ers ▁or ▁former ▁Liberal ▁Party ▁staff ers . ▁On ▁the ▁same ▁day , ▁Peter ▁Cost ello ▁admitted ▁when ▁question ed ▁that ▁the ▁ 7 0 ▁per ▁cent ▁figure ▁was ▁in ▁reference ▁to ▁union ▁members ▁rather ▁than ▁union ▁officials . ▁ ▁Rud d ▁said ▁that ▁Howard ▁had ▁" no ▁plan ▁for ▁the ▁future " ▁on ▁tack ling ▁climate ▁change . ▁Howard ▁said ▁that