Media Releases
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Recent Media Releases
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…
Health Professionals Urge Medicare ‘Emergency’ Vote
October 6, 2004
Australia’s major nursing, medical and health groups today issued a joint call for voters to…
PM’s New Tech Colleges Threaten Country Secondary Schools
October 5, 2004
Thousands of year 11 and 12 students in country secondary schools and TAFEs will miss…
Nurses, Doctors And Health Professionals In Final Election Push For Medicare
October 5, 2004
Voters urged to save bulk-billing, fix hospitals and reform the health system. Nurses, healthcare workers…
Unfair Dismissal
October 1, 2004
Millions of Australians working in small businesses face the threat of being unfairly sacked for…
Aged Care Workers Welcome Labor Policy To Rebuild Aged Care
October 1, 2004
Labor’s Aged Care Policy announced today will help rebuild Australia’s system of aged care after…
Latham Stars In Launch Of Brilliant New Health Policy
September 29, 2004
Labor’s campaign launch today, including the release of a brilliant new policy to provide free…
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