Media Releases 2004
Read current and past media statements from the ACTU.
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Recent Media Releases
High and Dry
October 29, 2004
Jim Marr unpacks the recent High Court Electrolux decision to test whether the ruling matches…
A Vision for an Australian Tribunal System
October 26, 2004
In this speech to the IR Society Centenary Convention Bob Hawke discusses what sort of…
Defining Moments In A Century Of Conciliation And Arbitration
October 26, 2004
When you look back at the last 100 years it’s hard to identify any institution…
ACTU Industrial Officers Conference – Wednesday 24 November 2004
October 26, 2004
This conference is designed to bring together industrial officers to exchange ideas as well as…
Miner Gives Democracy The Finger
October 25, 2004
Corporate Australia is seeking massive fines against the AMWU and four rank and file delegates…
$10 Million James Hardie Executive Payouts Should Go To Asbestos Victims
October 22, 2004
ACTU Secretary Greg Combet has described a $10 million pay out to disgraced James Hardie…
Government Cuts to Skills Funding will Worsen Skills Crisis
October 22, 2004
ACTU President Sharan Burrow has condemned the Howard Governments decision to abolish the Australian National…
Government IR plans mean casualisation, individual contracts and job insecurity
October 18, 2004
An increase in the casualisation of Australian jobs and more workers being forced onto individual…
A union vision for super
October 15, 2004
ACTU Secretary, Greg Combet address at AIST Lunch on 14th October, 2004 Why is super…
Howard Jobs Con: Future Of Timber Communities Depends On Labor
October 7, 2004
The future of timber communities in Tasmania and other States depends on electing a Latham…