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Critics, including political commentators, express skepticism about the unions' push for substantial changes like a four-day workweek without productivity gains. Cameron Milner, a former chief of staff to a Labor leader, ridiculed the idea as a "joke," arguing it would mean a 20% pay increase without increased output—an unrealistic expectation. He lambasted the ACTU for representing mainly public sector workers, who can work flexibly but lack experience managing private sector operations like factories or mines that require full-time staffing.