December 22, 2009
Australia Post executives are causing disruption of Christmas postal services by stubbornly refusing to negotiate with employees over job security, workplace safety and pay.
December 19, 2009
At the close of the Copenhagen conference, world leaders must move to resume negotiation to tackle climate change, before it is too late.
December 17, 2009
Australia has moved the Copenhagen climate talks forward, with key advances outlined in Prime Minister Kevin Rudd’s ‘grand bargain’ speech to world leaders now negotiating a global deal.
December 16, 2009
As PM Kevin Rudd arrives in Copenhagen the leaders of the Southern Cross Climate Coalition (SCCC)has urged him to take decisive action to help haul the negotiations back on track.
December 11, 2009
A sharp rise in work-related fatalities last year shows that proposed new workplace health and safety laws need to be strengthened, not watered down.
December 9, 2009
Liberal leader Tony Abbott’s claim that ‘no workers would be worse off’ under his industrial relations policy is patently dishonest.
December 8, 2009
Liberal Leader Tony Abbott’s failure to rule out scrapping the No Disadvantage Test is a warning to working Australians that their pay and conditions will be at risk under a Coalition Government.
December 8, 2009
Unions have welcomed the creation of a single national regulator of Australian Vocational Education and Training (VET) sector as an important step towards higher standards in the sector.
December 6, 2009
This week’s interest rate decision by Westpac is a slap in the face for customers and shows the bank is only paying lip service to community consultation.
December 4, 2009
Liberal leader Tony Abbott’s promise to exempt small business from unfair dismissal laws will expose millions of Australian workers to no job security.
