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1983 Congress - Discrimination Policy 27.02.83 There is no place in Australian society for discrimination on the basis of race, colour, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, age, religion, political opinion, physical appearance, physical or mental impairment, criminal record, national...

1982 Congress - ACTU Health and Safety Policy: Screen-Based Equipment 26.02.82 The ACTU recognises that screen-based equipment (SBE) - electronic display terminals and other visual display terminals built around cathode ray tubes, light emitting diodes and other electronic sources, and optical technologies such as microform...

1981 Congress - Resources, Environment and Pollution 01.01.81 Congress believes that as a nation we cannot afford to squander our resources or our environment and declares that there is a need to conserve and plan the use of resources for future generations as well as for the population of today.

1980 Congress - Corporate and Consumer Affairs 01.01.80 Congress calls for legislation where necessary to protect consumers against abuse of economic power, particularly the deception of consumers and the supply of defective goods and services.

1980 Congress - Shipbuilding 01.01.80 The Australian Government should reaffirm its stated objective of maintaining and building a viable and efficient shipbuilding and ship repair industry.

Presidential Address R.J. Hawke - ACTU Biennial Congress 1979 10.09.79 Australia's economic environment, its framework and the challenge for Congress over the next two years. Robert Hawke, ACTU President. May I commence by extending to you, the delegates, my greetings to 'this, the 1979 Biennial Congress of the...

1977 Congress - Australian Government Employment 26.02.77 Congress believes that Government employment represents the use of community labour resources for the advancement of the community interest.

1977 Congress - Economic and Industry Policy 26.02.77 The ACTU strongly condemns the 1977/78 Budget as blatantly dishonest, economically irresponsible and socially divisive for a number of reasons.

1977 Congress - Economic and Industry Policy - Manufacturing Industry 26.02.77 Congress rejects as inadequate the Government White Paper on Manufacturing Industry and requests the incoming Executive to call a meeting of manufacturing unions for the purpose of initiating a comprehensive manufacturing industry policy in line with...

1977 Congress - Education Policy 26.02.77 The development and maintenance of an effective system of education depends upon an adequate level of funding by the Australian Government in co-operation with the State Governments.

1975 Congress - Economic and Industry Policy Shipping and Ship Building 26.02.75 Congress reaffirms the 1971 declaration of the ACTU Executive that the jobs of Tasmanian workers depend on regular, reliable and adequate shipping services.

1967 Congress - Economic and Industry Policy Building and Construction 26.02.67 Congress expresses its concern the failure of the Commonwealth and State Governments to curb the developers in real estate and home building, their failure to control the prices of land, building material and rents and their failure to reduce...

1967 Congress - Economic and Industry Policy Navigation Act 26.02.67 ACTU support to the campaign of the Maritime unions to have the Commonwealth Navigation Act amended to provide that all vessels (other than naval vessels) going to sea conform to the minimum safety requirements of the Commonwealth Navigation Act.

1953 Congress - Incentives 25.02.53 The effect of this resolution with regard to incentive payments means that the ACTU is opposed to such incentive schemes and that acceptance or rejection of any incentive scheme is a matter for a union's own determination.