Media Releases 2010

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Recent Media Releases

Average workers to pay more while millionaires get $15,000 tax cut: new Liberal tax policy reveals the ‘real’ Tony Abbott

August 9, 2010

A new Liberal tax policy reported today would deliver a massive tax cut for millionaires while average workers would pay more.

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Barnett and Abbott hiding secret plan to bring back WorkChoices for West Australian workers

August 9, 2010

The West Australian Liberal leader Colin Barnett and his federal counterpart Tony Abbott are hiding a secret plan to bring back WorkChoices for West Australian workers.

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Stark choice for workers on super, WorkChoices, health & education highlighted by new union ads

August 1, 2010

Labor’s plan to create a new low-cost ‘MySuper’ default account and boost the retirement incomes of average workers by up to $150,000 raise the stakes for working Australians in this election.

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Too many fatalities on the waterfront; unions call for urgent taskforce to improve safety

July 23, 2010

Workplace safety on Australian waterfronts must be overhauled to stem the mounting death toll among stevedoring workers.

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New climate change plan will protect jobs and create opportunities for local industry

July 23, 2010

Tens of thousands of Australian jobs will be better protected and the future of our energy sector and broader economy will be more secure as a result of the Labor Government’s climate change plan.

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Liberals can do much more than ‘tweak’ Fair Work laws and can’t be trusted

July 22, 2010

Community volunteers will take to the streets of Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane in a blitz to inform commuters of the almost 200 ways in which Abbott could change Fair Work laws, allowing aspects of WorkChoices to slip in through the back door.

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Abbott’s “tweaks” leave back door open for worst of WorkChoices to return

July 20, 2010

The worst of WorkChoices could return to Australian workplaces through changes to regulations and ‘tweaks’ that do not require legislative amendment.

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Minimum hours decision confirms award safety net; now Abbott and the Liberals must do the same

July 9, 2010

More than 2 million Australian casual workers have had their wages protected after a tribunal decision to maintain a minimum three-hour call out in the retail sector.

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Unions call for politicians to stay calm on asylum seekers and maintain humane approach

July 6, 2010

Australia must not deviate from a refugee policy that is humanitarian, compassionate, and pays respect to international law.

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Cooper Review endorses not-for-profit, low fee industry superannuation model

July 5, 2010

Unions have welcomed proposed reforms to superannuation that would give more workers security in retirement through lower fees and simpler super funds.

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