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Recent Media Releases
Low Pay, Casual Work And Overtime To Worsen Under Coalition IR Policy
September 28, 2004
Low paid jobs, casual work and unpaid overtime are set to worsen under the Coalition’s…
John Howard’s ‘Nanny State’: Rich Parents Get $10,000 Tax Rebate
September 27, 2004
Millionaire parents with full time nannies stand to get $10,000 or more from the Coalition’s…
Electrolux “Try On” Rebuffed
September 24, 2004
Four hundred Dandenong workers have stared down an attempt to use the controversial Electrolux decision…
Coalition Parties Must Return James Hardie Donations To Asbestos Victims
September 22, 2004
The ACTU today calls on the Liberal Party and the National Party to immediately return…
Apprentice Toolkits Are A Farcical Response To $9 Billion Skills Shortage
September 22, 2004
Toolkits for apprentices are a farcical response by John Howard to Australia’s major skills shortage…
Jackson Inquiry Says James Hardie Must Pay
September 21, 2004
ACTU Secretary Greg Combet today welcomed the release of the report by Mr Jackson QC…
Labor’s Education Policy; A Win For Working Families
September 21, 2004
The Howard Government schools funding bias would end with 98% of Australian schools to gain…
Truck Maker Tries to Put the Cleaners Through Agreements
September 18, 2004
Italian truck manufacturer, Iveco, is trying to rip money, conditions and protections away from 400…
James Hardie A Lemon In Orange County
September 15, 2004
Unions in the United States are set to lend their support to the campaign by…
Childcare Phone-In Reveals Major Problems For Parents And Staff
September 13, 2004
A national Childcare Phone In entered its second week today with initial results from over…
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