Media Releases
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Recent Media Releases
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…
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…
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